marriage

1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being married.

   You should enter marriage for love.

   Ehe, Heirat

   бракbrak, супру́жествоsuprúžestvo, жени́тьбаženítʹba

   шлюбšljub, одру́женняodrúžennja, замі́жжяzamížžja

   the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

2. (countable, uncountable)A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.

3. A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.

   (countable, sometimes, specifically, uncountable)The union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others.

   My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.

   Pat and Leslie's marriage to each other lasted forty years.

   two people who are married to each other

4. (countable, often, specifically, uncountable)The union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.

   Ehe

   бракbrak, супру́жествоsuprúžestvo

5. (countable, uncountable)A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.

   You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.

   Hochzeit, Heirat, Eheschließung

   сва́дьбаsvádʹba, бракосочета́ниеbrakosočetánije, венча́ниеvenčánije

   весі́лляvesíllja, сва́дьбаsvádʹba, сва́йбаsvájba

6. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A close union.

   Ehe

   a close and intimate union

7. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A joining of two parts.

   Verheiratung

8. (countable, uncountable)A king and a queen, when held as a hand in some versions of poker or melded in pinochle.

   марья́жmarʹjáž

9. (countable, uncountable)In solitaire or patience games, the placing a card of the same suit on the next one above or below it in value.

10. (countable, slang, uncountable)A homosexual relationship between male prisoners.

1. Our marriage was a big mistake.

   Наш шлюб був великою помилкою.

   ruНаш брак был большой ошибкой.

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2. Tom wants to call off the marriage.

   Том хоче скасувати весілля.

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3. My parents were opposed to our marriage.

   Мої батьки були проти нашого шлюбу.

   ruМои родители были против нашего брака.

   deMeine Eltern waren gegen unsere Heirat.

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4. They split up after a year of marriage.

   Вони розійшлися через рік після весілля.

   ruОни развелись через год после свадьбы.

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5. The priest blessed the marriage of the happy couple.

   Священник благословив шлюб молодої пари.

   ruСвященник благословил брак молодой пары.

   deDer Priester segnete die Heirat des glücklichen Paars.

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