French Conversation · Level 27
90 words
French word
marier
Pronunciation
IPA/maʁje/
Meaning
- verbget married
Example
Elle va se marier en juin.
She is getting married in June.
More examples
Le maire a marié le couple hier.
The mayor married the couple yesterday.
Core concept
A pairing in which separate parts are brought together into a fitting whole.
Common phrases
marier quelqu'un
marry someone off
se marier avec
get married to ___
se marier civilement
get married in a civil ceremony
Similar words
épouser: To marry someone as a spouse.
unir: To unite two or more people or things into one.
se fiancer: To make a mutual promise of marriage and become engaged.
se pacser: To establish a legal partnership through the PACS system.
Definition in French
1) Unir par le mariage, faire entrer quelqu'un dans le mariage. 2) Par extension, associer ou assortir deux éléments (couleurs, saveurs, etc.).
Word origin
French marier inherits the Latin verb maritare, related to maritus, meaning husband, and develops from joining spouses to associating compatible elements.
Usage tips
- For nonhuman combinations, marier commonly takes avec, as in marier une sauce avec un poisson, whereas marriage contexts commonly use se marier avec quelqu'un.