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fiancé

 
Dictionary: fi·an·cé   ('än-sā', fē-än'') pronunciation
n.
A man to whom a woman is engaged to be married.

[French, from past participle of fiancer, to betroth, from Old French fiancier, from fiance, trust, from fier, to trust, from Vulgar Latin *fīdāre, from Latin fīdere.]


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noun

    A person to whom one is engaged to be married: betrothed, fiancée. Informal intended. See marriage/unmarried.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: n. - A man who is engaged to be married.

Tutor's tip: He tried hard to "finance" (to raise money for a project) a ring for his "fiancee" (the female of an engaged couple), but she easily paid for a tuxedo for her "fiance" (the male of an engaged couple).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a man who is engaged to be married
  Synonym: groom-to-be


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forlovet

Nederlands (Dutch)
verloofde (man)

Français (French)
n. - fiancé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verlobter

Italiano (Italian)
fidanzato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - noivo (m)

Español (Spanish)
n. - novio, prometido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fästman

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الخاطب , خطيب فلانه‏


 
 
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