demande en mariage

/dəmɑ̃d ɑ̃ maʁjaʒ/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les demandes en mariage

Meaning

  1. marriage proposal

    • Il a fait sa demande en mariage sur la plage.

      He made his marriage proposal on the beach.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

proposition

Close — demande en mariage is a specifically romantic proposal; proposition is the general word for proposal.

Similar in other languages

German

Heiratsantrag

Heiratsantrag is the German word for the same thing — both mean "marriage proposal."

Practice

1 What does demande en mariage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a fait sa demande en ___ sur la plage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches demande en mariage?

noun

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