Casar (en. Marry)

/ka'sar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To conduct a formal ceremony to unite a couple in marriage.

They decided to get married this summer.

Ellos decidieron casar este verano.

To produce the marriage between two individuals.

The parents want to marry their children off to people from good families.

Los padres quieren casar a sus hijos con gente de buena familia.

To match or pair something.

We need to match the documents with the reports.

Necesitamos casar los documentos con los informes.

It comes from the Latin 'casare', which means 'to make a home or to form a household'.

to marry in the church

To carry out a religious ceremony to unite a couple in marriage.

casar por la iglesia

to marry civilly

To unite a couple in marriage through an official and non-religious registration.

casar civilmente

to be on the verge of marrying

To be about to carry out the marriage ceremony.

estar en vísperas de casar

marriage

A formal union between two people who commit to living together.

matrimonio

husband

A person who has married another in marriage, usually referring to the man.

esposo

wife

A person who has married another in marriage, usually referring to the woman.

esposa

Informal marriage.

They have married in a very simple ceremony.

Ellos se han casado en una ceremonia muy sencilla.

To be in a stable relationship.

They are almost married, only the ceremony is missing.

Están casi casados, solo falta la ceremonia.