Wife – husband – spouse – partner

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 474.

Single – unmarried – bachelor – eligible

CORE VOCABULARY

VOCABULARY OF THE UNIT

Single, unmarried adj одинокий, холостой, незамужняя; to remain single

Bachelor n a man who has never been married; холостяк

Eligible adj rich, attractive, and not married, and very desirable as a husband or wife; желательный, подходящий, приемлемый

Spouse n a legal or official word for the man or woman that someone is married to (n); муж, супруг; жена, супруга

Partner n the man or woman that someone is married to or having a sexual relationship with; супруг(а)

To be engaged (to smb), to get engaged (tosmb) v a man and a woman formally agree to get married; быть помолвленным; обручать(ся)

Engagement n ; to announce ~ - ; break off ~

Marry smb v 1) жениться (на ком-л.) или выходить замуж (за кого-л.); обручаться, бракосочетаться, вступать в брак (c кем-л)

Get married (tosmb) v выходить замуж (за кого-л.); жениться (на ком-л.); пожениться

Remarryv вступить в новый брак

Fiancé/fiancée n the person you are going to marry; жених/ невеста

Bride-to-be/ husband-to-be n a woman or man who is soon going to be married, used especially when you are talking about the plans for the wedding ceremony; невеста/ жених

Bride n a woman at the time she gets married or just after she is married; невеста; новобрачная

Groom/bridegroom n a man at the time he gets married; жених, новобрачный

Marriage n 1)the relationship that two people have together when they are married; 2) the ceremony at which people are legally married; it may be religious or not; 1) брак, супружество; замужество; женитьба; 2) бракосочетание, свадьба; arranged marriage– a marriage in which the parents choose a husband or wife for their child

Wedding n an official ceremony at which two people get married, especially one with a religious service and a party or meal afterwards; свадьба; венчание, бракосочетание; to perform a wedding — устроить свадьбу

Couple n two people who are married to each other; пара; муж и жена, жених и невеста;

Newlyweds n a man and woman who have recently married; новобрачные, молодожены

Man and wife n a formal expression meaning a married couple;

To wed v а) жениться; выходить замуж; вступать в брак б) выдать замуж; женить; сочетать браком; to be (legally) wed;

Widow n вдова; Widower – вдовец; Widowed – овдовевший; одинокий

In-laws n (plural) an informal expression meaning the family of your husband or wife, especially their parents; родня со стороны мужа/жены

Stepmother/stepfather etc n someone who becomes your mother, sister, son etc when the person you are related to marries for the second time; мачеха, отчим, сводная сестра, брат

Half-brother/ half-sister n единокровный или единоутробный брат (сестра), брат (сестра) по одному из родителей

Relatedadj connected by a family relationship: I am related to her by marriage. Она моя родственница по браку (Мы связаны родством)

Relativen родственник My uncle is my close/ closest/ nearest/ distant relative.