Phrase guide

arranged marriage

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A marriage (union of people) planned by someone other than the people who are united by it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: gereëlde huwelik — marriage planned by someone else
  • Arabic: زَوَاج مُدَبَّر (zawāj mudabbar) — marriage planned by someone else
  • Basque: hitzarmenezko ezkontza — marriage planned by someone else
  • Basque: adostutako ezkontza — marriage planned by someone else
  • Breton: dimeziñ dre jubenn — marriage planned by someone else
  • Catalan: matrimoni concertat — marriage planned by someone else
  • Catalan: arreglat — marriage planned by someone else
  • Chinese Mandarin: 包辦婚姻 /包办婚姻 (bāobàn hūnyīn) — marriage planned by someone else
  • Danish: arrangeret ægteskab — marriage planned by someone else
  • Esperanto: aranĝita geedzeco — marriage planned by someone else
  • Esperanto: fiksita geedzeco — marriage planned by someone else
  • Esperanto: aranĝita geedziĝo — marriage planned by someone else
  • Esperanto: fiksita geedziĝo — marriage planned by someone else
  • Finnish: järjestetty avioliitto — marriage planned by someone else
  • Finnish: sovittu avioliitto — marriage planned by someone else
  • French: mariage arrangé — marriage planned by someone else
  • German: arrangierte Ehe — marriage planned by someone else
  • Hungarian: elrendezett házasság — marriage planned by someone else
  • Irish: cleamhnas — marriage planned by someone else
  • Italian: matrimonio arrangiato — marriage planned by someone else
  • Italian: matrimonio combinato — marriage planned by someone else
  • Japanese: 見合い結婚 (miai kekkon) — marriage planned by someone else
  • Korean: 중매결혼 (jungmaegyeolhon) — marriage planned by someone else
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arrangert ekteskap — marriage planned by someone else
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arrangert ekteskap — marriage planned by someone else
  • Polish: małżeństwo aranżowane — marriage planned by someone else
  • Portuguese: casamento arranjado — marriage planned by someone else
  • Russian: брак по договорённости (brak po dogovorjónnosti) — marriage planned by someone else
  • Spanish: matrimonio concertado — marriage planned by someone else
  • Spanish: matrimonio arreglado — marriage planned by someone else
  • Spanish: connubio acordado — marriage planned by someone else
  • Swedish: arrangerat äktenskap — marriage planned by someone else
  • Turkish: ayarlanmış evlilik — marriage planned by someone else
  • Turkish: görücü usulü evlilik — marriage planned by someone else
  • Vietnamese: hôn nhân sắp đặt — marriage planned by someone else