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    Fiançailles (en. Engagement)

    /fjã.ɡaj/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    The state of two people who have promised to marry.
    They announced their engagement at a dinner.
    Ils ont annoncé leurs fiançailles lors d'un dîner.
    Ceremony or period preceding the marriage.
    The engagement party was organized by the parents.
    La fête des fiançailles a été organisée par les parents.
    A formal commitment between two people.
    Engagements are often accompanied by a ring.
    Les fiançailles sont souvent accompagnées d'une bague.

    Etymology

    Derived from the verb 'to engage', which itself comes from the Latin 'fidare' meaning 'to trust'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to be engaged
    To be committed by a promise of marriage.
    être en fiançailles
    engagement announcements
    An event where the couple shares their decision to marry.
    annonces de fiançailles
    to celebrate an engagement
    To organize a party to mark the commitment.
    célébrer des fiançailles

    Related Words

    to engage
    To commit to a promise of marriage.
    fiancer
    marriage
    Legal union between two people.
    mariage
    marriage proposal
    A person's proposal to another to marry.
    demande en mariage

    Slang Meanings

    To get engaged
    They got engaged last weekend.
    Ils se sont fiancés le week-end dernier.
    To be on cloud nine
    Since their engagement, they have been on cloud nine.
    Depuis leurs fiançailles, ils sont sur un nuage.