weddings, marriages, divorces Flashcards
to look sb up, look up to sb, to be attracted to
have a crush, admire sb, respect
to be smitten with sb
suddenly feeling that you are in love with somebody
to be hit by love, to be hit in your heart by the emotion of love
to be struck by love
falling in love with the person you met for the first time and not on the first time you actually “saw” him/her
love at first sight
matični urad
registry office
snubitev, snubiti
proposal, to propose
oltar
the altar
vikar
a vicar
ženin
the bridegroom
ženinova poročna priča
the best man
dekliščina
a hen party, bachelorette party
stare pločevinke
old tin cans
družice
the bridesmaids
priženjeno sorodstvo
in-laws
in-laws
relatives by marriage
sprejem
the reception
organist
a person who plays the organ
pevski zbor
the choir
šopek
bouquet
prehod
the aisle
wedding march
a piece of music at a traditional UK wedding, usually from Wagner’s opera
zakonec
spouse
medeni tedni
honeymoon
fantovščina
stag party
train
the part of a long formal dress that spreads out on the floor behind the person wearing it
vlečka
train
to go out with someone
to be dating
všeč ti je nekdo
you fancy sb
what are you when you like sb?
you are infatuated
zaljubiti se
to fall in love
to live with someone unmarried
to cohabit
to start living with sb
to shack up with sb
razšla sva se
we split up
to officially split up
to get a divorce
an arranged marriage
a marriage in which the parents choose the husband or wife for their child
a shotgun wedding
it has to take place quickly beacause a woman is pregnant and the couple has to get married because of society
a marriage for love
when you love sb and you decide to get married together
a marriage of convenience
a marriage for reasons other but love, for greencard, for money, for insurance
white wedding
traditional wedding because the bride wears white dress, takes place in a church
venue
a place where you get married
tančica
veil
suit
tuxedo, morning suit
chief bridesmaid
maid of honour
oznanilo
reading of the banns
all the guests
congregation
she chickens out
she gets cold feet
the central passage
up the corridor
what do they sign
a register = book that is the official record of their marriage
conffetti
small pieces of coloured paper
two parts
reception and ceremony
