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1 bride
(a woman about to be married, or newly married: The bride wore a white dress.) (jeune/future) mariée- bridal- bridegroom - bridesmaid -
2 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) garçon d'écurie2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) jeune/futur marié2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) panser2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) préparer -
3 toast
I 1. [təust] verb(to make (bread etc) brown in front of direct heat: We toasted slices of bread for tea.) griller2. noun(bread that has been toasted: He always has two pieces of toast for breakfast.) rôtie- toasted- toaster - toaster oven - toastrack II 1. [təust] verb(to drink ceremonially in honour of, or to wish success to (someone or something): We toasted the bride and bridegroom / the new ship.) porter un toast (à)2. noun1) (an act of toasting: Let's drink a toast to our friends!) toast2) (the wish conveyed, or the person etc honoured, by such an act.) toast; personne qui est l'objet d'un toast
См. также в других словарях:
Bridegroom — Bride groom ( gr[=oo]m ), n. [OE. bridegome, brudgume, AS. br[=y]dguma (akin to OS. br[=u]digumo, D. bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr[=u]tigomo, MHG. briutegome, G. br[ a]utigam); AS. br[=y]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bridegroom — O.E. brydguma suitor, from bryd bride (see BRIDE (Cf. bride)) + guma man (Cf. O.N. gumi, O.H.G. gomo, cognate with L. homo man; see HOMUNCULUS (Cf. homunculus)). Ending altered 16c. by folk etymolo … Etymology dictionary
Bride Services — Bride service has traditionally been portrayed in the anthropological literature as the service rendered by the bridegroom to a bride s family as a bride price or part of one (see dowry). Bride service and bride wealth models frame… … Wikipedia
bride's-man — brideˈman, bride sˈ man or bridesˈman noun (obsolete or dialect) A young unmarried man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding • • • Main Entry: ↑bride bride’s man, bridesman see ↑brideman above. • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
bride price — bride′ price or bride′ price n. ant (in some nonindustrial societies) the money or goods given to the family of a bride by the bridegroom or his family Also called bride•wealth (brīd′welth ). Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
bridegroom — bride|groom [ braıd,grum ] noun count a man who is getting married, or who has recently gotten married. The bridegroom is usually simply called the groom … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bridegroom — [n] male marriage partner benedict, groom, helpmate, husband, mate, newlywed, old man*, spouse; concepts 296,419 Ant. bride … New thesaurus
bridegroom — ► NOUN ▪ a man on his wedding day or just before and after the event. ORIGIN Old English, «bride man» … English terms dictionary
bridegroom — [brīd′gro͞om΄] n. [ME bridegome < OE brydguma, suitor < bryd, bride + guma (akin to L homo), man; altered by folk etym. after GROOM] a man who has just been married or is about to be married … English World dictionary
bridegroom — bride|groom [ˈbraıdgru:m, grum] n also groom [: Old English; Origin: brydguma, from bryd ( BRIDE) + guma man ; influenced by GROOM22] a man at the time he gets married, or just after he is married … Dictionary of contemporary English
bridegroom — bride•groom [[t]ˈbraɪdˌgrum, ˌgrʊm[/t]] n. a newly married man or a man about to be married • Etymology: bef. 1000; late ME (Scots) brydgrome, alter. of ME bridegome, OE brȳdguma=brȳd bride+guma man (c. L homō) … From formal English to slang
