Grammatical class
Noun
fiançailles
engagement (before a marriage); betrothal
Details
Syllables
fian-çail-les
Phonetics
fi.jɑ̃.saj
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
6930
Freq. (movies)
5866
Freq. (news)
24045
Sentences
J'ai rompu nos fiançailles.
I've broken off our engagement.
J'ai annulé les fiançailles.
I broke off the engagement.
Quelle belle bague de fiançailles !
What a beautiful engagement ring!
Tom ne porte pas de bague de fiançailles.
Tom doesn't wear a wedding ring.
Elle lui annonça ses fiançailles.
She announced her engagement to him.
Le couple rompit ses fiançailles.
The couple broke off their engagement.
Ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles.
They broke off their engagement.
J'ai perdu ma bague de fiançailles.
I lost my wedding ring.
Elle ne veut pas qu'il achète une bague de fiançailles onéreuse.
She doesn't want him to buy an expensive engagement ring.
Ses parents approuvent les fiançailles.
His parents approve of the engagement.