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Until death separates us; a common phrase stated between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating a commitment to their union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Originates from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, with the original wording being "till death us depart" (using the obsolete “to separate, part” sense of depart).
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
حَتَّى الْمَوْت عَلَيْنَا الْجُزْء
(ḥattā l-mawt ʕalaynā l-juzʔ)
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Azerbaijani:
ölüm bizi ayırana qədər
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Azerbaijani:
ölüm bizi ayıranadək
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Breton:
betek ma tispartio marv ac'hanomp
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Czech:
dokud nás smrt nerozdělí
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Danish:
til døden skiller os ad
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Dutch:
tot de dood ons scheidt
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Finnish:
kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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French:
jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Galician:
hasta que a morte nos separe
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Galician:
até que a morte nos separe
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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German:
bis dass der Tod uns scheidet
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Greek:
μέχρι να μας χωρίσει ο θάνατος
(méchri na mas chorísei o thánatos)
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Hebrew:
עד שׁהמוות יפריד בינינו
(ad shehamávet yafríd beynḗnu)
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Hindi:
मरते दम तक
(marte dam tak)
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Hungarian:
míg a halál el nem választ
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Hungarian:
holtomiglan-holtodiglan
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Italian:
finché morte non ci separi
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Japanese:
死が二人を分かつまで
(shi ga futari o wakatsu made)
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Latvian:
līdz nāve mūs šķirs
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Norwegian Bokmål:
til døden skiller oss ad
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Polish:
dopóki śmierć nas nie rozłączy
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Polish:
póki śmierć nas nie rozłączy
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Portuguese:
até que a morte nos separe
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Romanian:
până când moartea ne va despărți
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Russian:
пока́ смерть нас не разлу́чит/разлучи́т
(poká smertʹ nas ne razlúčit/razlučít)
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Spanish:
hasta que la muerte nos separe
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Swedish:
tills döden skiljer oss åt
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
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Welsh:
nes i farwolaeth ein rhan ni
— phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment
