015. Romance, Marriage and Divorce

to break up

verb

/breɪk ʌp/

(a pune capăt unei relații)

a rupe

to end a relationship, typically a romantic or sexual one

serious

adjectiv

/sɪ.riəs/ or /si.riēs/

s

s

e

ɪ

r

r

iou

iə

s

s

(grav)

serios

needing attention and action because of possible danger or risk

relationship

substantiv

/ri.leɪ.ʃən.ʃɪp/ or /ri.lei.shēn.ship/

r

r

e

i

l

l

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

sh

ʃ

i

ɪ

p

p

(legătură)

relație

a passionate and romantic connection between two people

engaged

adjectiv

/ɛn.geɪʤd/ or /en.geijd/

e

ɛ

n

n

g

g

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

d

d

(logodit)

învăluit

having formally agreed to marry someone

romance

substantiv

/roʊ.mæns/ or /rooo.māns/

r

r

o

oʊ

m

m

a

æ

n

n

c

s

e

(dragoste)

romantism

the affectionate relationship between two partners

marriage

substantiv

/mɛ.rɪʤ/ or /me.rij/

m

m

a

ɛ

rr

r

ia

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

(uniune)

căsătorie

the formal and legal relationship between two people who are married

ceremony

substantiv

/sɛ.rə.moʊ.ni/ or /se.rē.mooo.ni/

c

s

e

ɛ

r

r

e

ə

m

m

o

oʊ

n

n

y

i

(rit)

ceremonie

a formal public or religious occasion where a set of traditional actions are performed

wedding

substantiv

/wɛ.dɪng/ or /ve.ding/

w

w

e

ɛ

dd

d

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

(cununie)

nuntă

a ceremony or event where two people are married

reception

substantiv

/rɪ.sɛp.ʃən/ or /ri.sep.shēn/

r

r

e

ɪ

c

s

e

ɛ

p

p

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(primire)

recepție

a formal party held to celebrate an event or welcome someone

honeymoon

substantiv

/hʌ.ni.mu:n/ or /ha.ni.moon/

h

h

o

ə

n

n

e

y

i

m

m

oo

u

n

n

(călătorie de nuntă)

luna de miere

a holiday taken by newlyweds immediately after their wedding

groom

substantiv

/grum/ or /groom/

g

g

r

r

oo

u

m

m

(cununat)

mire

a man who is getting married

bridegroom

substantiv

/braɪd.grum/ or /braid.groom/

b

b

r

r

i

aɪ

d

d

e

g

g

r

r

oo

u

m

m

(soț)

mire

a man on his wedding day or just before or after it

bride

substantiv

/braɪd/ or /braid/

b

b

r

r

i

aɪ

d

d

e

(fată măritată)

măritată

a woman who is about to be married or has recently been married

pregnant

adjectiv

/prɛg.nənt/ or /preg.nēnt/

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

g

g

n

n

a

ə

n

n

t

t

(însărcinată)

gravida

(of a woman or a female animal) carrying a baby inside one's body

anniversary

substantiv

/æ.nə.vɜr.sɜ.ri/ or /ā.nē.vēr.sē.ri/

a

æ

nn

n

i

ə

v

v

e

ɜ

r

r

s

s

a

ɜ

r

r

y

i

aniversare

the date on which a special event happened in a previous year

celebration

substantiv

/sɛ.ləb.reɪ.ʃən/ or /se.lēb.rei.shēn/

c

s

e

ɛ

l

l

e

ə

b

b

r

r

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(celebrare)

sărbătoare

a gathering or event where people come together to honor someone or something, often with food, music, and dancing

engagement

substantiv

/ɛn.geɪʤ.mənt/ or /en.geij.mēnt/

e

ɛ

n

n

g

g

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

m

m

e

ə

n

n

t

t

(angajament)

logodnă

an agreement between two people to get married or the duration of this agreement

pregnancy

substantiv

/prɛg.nən.si/ or /preg.nēn.si/

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

g

g

n

n

a

ə

n

n

c

s

y

i

sarcină

the state of being with child

to celebrate

verb

/sɛ.ləb.reɪt/ or /se.lēb.reit/

c

s

e

ɛ

l

l

e

ə

b

b

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

(a celebra)

a sărbători

to do something special such as dancing or drinking that shows one is happy for an event

to marry

verb

/mæ.ri/ or /mā.ri/

m

m

a

æ

rr

r

y

i

(a se căsători cu)

a se căsători

to become someone's husband or wife

alone

adjectiv

/ə.loʊn/ or /ē.looon/

a

ə

l

l

o

oʊ

n

n

e

N/A

being by oneself

to give up

verb

/ɡɪv ʌp/

(abandona)

renunța

to voluntarily resign or depart from a job or position

to leave

verb

/liv/ or /liv/

l

l

ea

i

v

v

e

(a abandona)

a părăsi

to abandon one's wife, husband, or partner with no plan of returning

divorced

adjectiv

/dɪ.vɔrst/ or /di.vawrst/

d

d

i

ɪ

v

v

o

ɔ

r

r

c

s

e

d

t

(divorțată)

divorțat

no longer married to someone due to legally ending the marriage