| English | German | |
| eligible {adj} [suitable or desirable for marriage] | 157 heiratswürdig | |
| storybook {adj} [attr.] [fig.: career, marriage, etc.] | 42 Bilderbuch- [fig.: Karriere, Ehe etc.] | |
| unconsummated {adj} {past-p} [e. g. marriage] | 33 unvollzogen [z. B. eine Ehe] | |
| postnuptial {adj} [after marriage] | nach der Hochzeit [nachgestellt] | |
| sponsal {adj} [relating to marriage] | Hochzeits- | |
Verbs |
| to annul [a marriage] | 73 auflösen [eine Ehe] | |
| to unite [in marriage] | 8 kopulieren [veraltet] [trauen] | |
| [to pay off government marriage loans by having a certain number of children] | etw. abkindern [ugs.] [Ehestandsdarlehen im Dritten Reich und der DDR] | |
Nouns |
| proposal [also of marriage] | 1151 Antrag {m} [auch Heiratsantrag] | |
| witness [female] [at marriage ceremony] | 227 Trauzeugin {f} | |
| suit [marriage proposal] | 143 Heiratsantrag {m} | |
| dissolution [of a marriage] | 62 Aufhebung {f} [einer Ehe] | |
| consummation [of marriage] | 61 Vollzug {m} [der Ehe] | |
| hist. miscegenation [marriage] | 60 Mischehe {f} [bes. Nazi-Zeit] | |
| breakdown [of marriage] | 45 Zerrüttung {f} | |
| law affiance [archaic] [marriage contract] | 43 Ehevertrag {m} | |
| match [for marriage] | 43 Partie {f} | |
| law cohabitation [without legal marriage] | 25 Konkubinat {n} [schweiz.] [wertfreier Begriff für eheähnliche Lebensgemeinschaft] | |
| hymen [archaic] [marriage] | 17 Hochzeit {f} [Eheschließung] | |
| monogamy [as a form of marriage] | 15 Einehe {f} | |
| mésalliance [marriage with a person of lower social status] | 7 Mesalliance {f} [geh.] [nicht standesgemäße Ehe] | |
| [in former times the day of conclusion of the marriage contract between the parents of the bride and the groom, and thus engagement day] | Heiratstag {m} [früher der Tag der Verhandlung über den Ehevertrag zwischen den Eltern der Braut und des Bräutigams und gleichzeitig der Verlobungstag] | |
| [marriage license] [Am.] | Hochzeitszulassung {f} [FALSCH für: Ehe-, Heiratserlaubnis] | |
| establishment [archaic] [marriage] | Heirat {f} | |
| hist. Friedelehe [Germanic marriage] | Friedelschaft {f} [Friedelehe] [Eheform des Frühmittelalters] | |
| hist. Friedelehe [postulated legally inferior form of marriage in the Germanic world, esp. in the early Middle Ages] | Friedelehe {f} [frühmittelalterliche Ehe, in der Regel zwischen Partnern aus unterschiedlichen Ständen] | |
| myth. Hymen [Greek god of marriage ceremonies] | Hymen {m} [griechischer Gott der Hochzeit] | |
| myth. Hymen [Greek god of marriage] | Hymenaios {m} [griechischer Gott der Hochzeit] | |
| myth. Hymenaeus [Greek god of marriage] | Hymen {m} [griechischer Gott der Hochzeit] | |
| myth. Hymenaeus [Greek god of marriage] | Hymenaios {m} [griechischer Gott der Hochzeit] | |
| miscegenation [marriage] | interkulturelle Ehe {f} | |
| relig. spec. Nicolaitism [clerical marriage] | Nikolaitismus {m} [Priesterehe] | |
| nonconsummation [of a marriage] | Nichtvollzug {m} [einer Ehe] | |
| parti [a person considered eligible for marriage] | Partie {f} [heiratswürdige Person] | |
2 Words: Others |
| law sociol. [related] by marriage {adj} [uncle by marriage] | angeheiratet [angeheirateter Onkel] | |
| law psychologically incapacitated {adj} [esp. Philippines: for marriage] | [zum Eingehen der Ehe als unfähig erklärt] | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to accept sb.'s hand [in marriage] | jds. Hand annehmen [heiraten] | |
| to break up [e.g. marriage] | in die Brüche gehen [z. B. Ehe] | |
| to break up [marriage] | zerrütten | |
| to crack up [coll.] [object, marriage, relationship] | kaputtgehen [ugs.] [Gegenstand, Ehe, Beziehung] | |
| to fall apart [e.g. marriage, friendship] | zerbrechen [fig.] [z. B. Ehe, Freundschaft] | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| law civil status [regional] [detailed personal information including origin, citizenship, marriage, and family] | Zivilstand {m} [schweiz.] [Personenstand] | |
| eligible match [for marriage] | gute Partie {f} [veraltend] | |
| irretrievable breakdown [of the marriage] | unheilbare Zerrüttung {f} [der Ehe] | |
| law lesbian union [lesbian marriage] | Lesbenehe {f} | |
| love match [marriage] | Liebeshochzeit {f} | |
| mariage blanc [rare.: unconsummated marriage] | nicht vollzogene Ehe {f} | |
| relig. marriage covenant [also: covenant of marriage] | Ehebund {m} | |
| relig. mixed marriage [interfaith marriage] | bekenntnisverschiedene Ehe {f} | |
| one's intentions [in respect to marriage] | jds. Heiratsabsichten {pl} | |
| law relig. psychological incapacity [esp. Philippines, otherwise archaic] [reasoning for annulment of marriage] | psychische Ehekonsensunfähigkeit {f} [Begründung für Eheauflösung] | |
| law registered partnership [same-sex marriage] | Eingetragene Partnerschaft {f} [EP] [in Österreich] | |
| self-marriage [self-uniting marriage, marriage without an officiant] | [Eheschließung ohne trauungsbevollmächtigten Zelebranten (z. B. Standesbeamtin, Priester)] | |
3 Words: Others |
| on the rocks {adj} [coll.] [postpos.] [idiom] [plans, marriage etc.] | in die Brüche gegangen [Redewendung] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to enter into womanhood [through marriage] | in den Weiberorden treten [veraltet] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| Unverified age of wedlock [actual age of marriage] | Heiratsalter {n} | |
| law age of wedlock [dated] [minimum legal age of marriage] | Alter {n} der Ehemündigkeit | |
| law age of wedlock [minimum legal age of marriage] | Ehemündigkeitsalter {n} | |
| mariage de convenance [marriage of convenience] | Vernunftehe {f} | |
| marriage for all [slogan promoting the extension of marriage rights to homosexuals] | Ehe {f} für alle | |
| place of origin [on a birth, marriage or death certificate] | Heimatort {m} | |
| ruby wedding (anniversary) [40 years of marriage] | Rubinhochzeit {f} [40 Jahre verheiratet] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| law principle of irretrievable breakdown [of a marriage] | Zerrüttungsprinzip {n} | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be (as) solid as a rock [e.g. marriage] | unerschütterlich (wie ein Fels sein) sein [fig.] | |
| to come apart at the seams [idiom] [e.g. chair, marriage] | aus dem Leim gehen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [z. B. Stuhl, Ehe] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| bibl. parable of the great banquet [also: ... of the wedding feast, ... of the marriage of the king's son] | Gleichnis {n} vom großen Abendmahl | |
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