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weddings, marriages, divorces Flashcards

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1
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to look sb up, look up to sb, to be attracted to

A

have a crush, admire sb, respect

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to be smitten with sb

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suddenly feeling that you are in love with somebody

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to be hit by love, to be hit in your heart by the emotion of love

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to be struck by love

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4
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falling in love with the person you met for the first time and not on the first time you actually “saw” him/her

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love at first sight

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5
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matični urad

A

registry office

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6
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snubitev, snubiti

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proposal, to propose

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7
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oltar

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the altar

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8
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vikar

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a vicar

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9
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ženin

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the bridegroom

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10
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ženinova poročna priča

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the best man

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11
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dekliščina

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a hen party, bachelorette party

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12
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stare pločevinke

A

old tin cans

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13
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družice

A

the bridesmaids

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14
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priženjeno sorodstvo

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in-laws

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15
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in-laws

A

relatives by marriage

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16
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sprejem

A

the reception

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17
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organist

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a person who plays the organ

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18
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pevski zbor

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the choir

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19
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šopek

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bouquet

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20
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prehod

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the aisle

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21
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wedding march

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a piece of music at a traditional UK wedding, usually from Wagner’s opera

22
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zakonec

A

spouse

23
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medeni tedni

A

honeymoon

24
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fantovščina

A

stag party

25
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train

A

the part of a long formal dress that spreads out on the floor behind the person wearing it

26
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vlečka

A

train

27
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to go out with someone

A

to be dating

28
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všeč ti je nekdo

A

you fancy sb

29
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what are you when you like sb?

A

you are infatuated

30
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zaljubiti se

A

to fall in love

31
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to live with someone unmarried

A

to cohabit

32
Q

to start living with sb

A

to shack up with sb

33
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razšla sva se

A

we split up

34
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to officially split up

A

to get a divorce

35
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an arranged marriage

A

a marriage in which the parents choose the husband or wife for their child

36
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a shotgun wedding

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it has to take place quickly beacause a woman is pregnant and the couple has to get married because of society

37
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a marriage for love

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when you love sb and you decide to get married together

38
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a marriage of convenience

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a marriage for reasons other but love, for greencard, for money, for insurance

39
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white wedding

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traditional wedding because the bride wears white dress, takes place in a church

40
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venue

A

a place where you get married

41
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tančica

A

veil

42
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suit

A

tuxedo, morning suit

43
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chief bridesmaid

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maid of honour

44
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oznanilo

A

reading of the banns

45
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all the guests

A

congregation

46
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she chickens out

A

she gets cold feet

47
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the central passage

A

up the corridor

48
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what do they sign

A

a register = book that is the official record of their marriage

49
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conffetti

A

small pieces of coloured paper

50
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two parts

A

reception and ceremony

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