betrothal

A noun referring to a formal mutual promise or agreement to marry, or the act of becoming engaged.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее формальное взаимное обещание или соглашение о браке, или акт помолвки.esSustantivo que denota un compromiso o acuerdo formal mutuo de casarse, o el acto de prometerse en matrimonio.frNom désignant l'engagement mutuel formel ou l'accord de mariage, ou l'acte de fiançailles.deSubstantiv, das das formelle gegenseitige Eheversprechen oder die Verlobung bezeichnet, einschließlich des Aktes oder Zustands der Verlobung.ptSubstantivo que designa o compromisso formal e recíproco de casamento, ou o ato de firmar esse acordo.zh名词，指正式相互承诺或达成结婚协议，或指订婚这一行为。arاسم يدل على الاتفاق أو الوعد المتبادل الرسمي بالزواج، أو على فعل الخطبة والارتباط.

1. Promise to marry C1 formal

   A formal mutual agreement or promise between two people to marry each other.

   • Their betrothal was announced at a family gathering.
   • The betrothal was sealed with the exchange of rings.
   • In some cultures, betrothal is as binding as marriage.

   ruПомолвкаesCompromiso matrimonialfrPromesse de mariagedeVerlobungptNoivadozh订婚arخِطبة

   同义词: affianceengagementespousaltroth

2. Act of engagement C1 formal

   The state or ceremony of becoming formally engaged to be married.

   • The betrothal ceremony took place in the village church.
   • She accepted his betrothal with joy.
   • The betrothal period lasted for one year before the wedding.

   ruПомолвкаesEsponsales (ceremonia de compromiso)frFiançaillesdeVerlobungptNoivadozh婚约arخِطبة

   同义词: affianceengagementespousal

• betrothals plural form
• betrothals' possessive plural form
• betrothal's possessive singular form