Betrothal

//bɪˈtɹoʊ.ðəl//

Synonyms for "betrothal" (11 found)

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Noun(1 words)
affiance

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
betrothmentdesponsage

Related words (5)

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Translations

52 translations across 31 languages.

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Albanian

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  • mblesë noun (mutual promise)

Aromanian

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  • arãvoanã noun (mutual promise)
  • isozmã noun (mutual promise)

Bulgarian

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  • бракосъчетание noun (mutual promise)
  • годеж noun (mutual promise)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 婚約 /婚约 noun (mutual promise)
  • 定親 /定亲 noun (mutual promise)

Czech

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  • zasnoubení noun (mutual promise)

Dutch

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  • ondertrouw noun (mutual promise)
  • verloving noun (mutual promise)

Finnish

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  • kihlaus noun (mutual promise)
  • kihlautuminen noun (mutual promise)

French

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  • accordailles noun (mutual promise)
  • fiançailles noun (mutual promise)

German

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  • Verlobung noun (mutual promise)
  • Verlobung noun (mutual promise)
  • Verlobung noun (mutual promise)
  • Verlobung noun (mutual promise)

Gothic

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  • 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 noun (mutual promise)

Greek

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  • αρραβώνας noun (mutual promise)
  • αρραβώνιασμα noun (mutual promise)

Gujarati

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  • સગાઈ noun (mutual promise)

Hindi

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  • वाग्दान noun (mutual promise)

Irish

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  • cleamhnas noun (mutual promise)

Italian

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  • fidanzamento noun (mutual promise)

Japanese

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  • 婚約 noun (mutual promise)

Korean

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  • 약혼 noun (mutual promise)

Latin

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  • sponsālia noun (mutual promise)

Low German

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  • Ferluawunge noun (mutual promise)
  • Verlawung noun (mutual promise)
  • Verlobung noun (mutual promise)
  • Verlowung noun (mutual promise)

Macedonian

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  • веридба noun (mutual promise)

Māori

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  • moumouranga noun (mutual promise)

Persian

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  • نامزدی noun (mutual promise)

Polish

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  • zaręczyny noun (mutual promise)

Portuguese

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  • esponsais noun (mutual promise)
  • noivado noun (mutual promise)

Romanian

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  • logodnă noun (mutual promise)

Russian

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  • обруче́ние noun (mutual promise)
  • помо́лвка noun (mutual promise)

Scottish Gaelic

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  • rèiteach noun (mutual promise)

Spanish

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  • desposamiento noun (mutual promise)
  • desposorio noun (mutual promise)
  • desposorios noun (mutual promise)
  • esponsales noun (mutual promise)

Tagalog

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  • talimbuhol noun (mutual promise)

Tamil

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  • நிச்சயதார்த்தம் noun (mutual promise)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sự đính hôn noun (mutual promise)

Sample sentences

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Eh? Hundreds of thousands of Yen plus betrothal gifts?

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You are invited to a betrothal party a week from now.

Source: tatoeba (4481861)

Along with well known works, the company introduced such rarely performed operas as Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Legend of Invisible City of Kitezh and Betrothal in a Monastery.

Source: tatoeba (12310100)

marriage betrothal

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