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/fjɑ̃.se/
Translation
fiancé, man engaged to be married (feminine fiancée)
Word origin
The past participle of fiancer ('to betroth'), from Old French fiancier, from fiance ('trust, pledge'), from fier ('to trust'), which goes back to Latin fidere ('to trust'). English borrowed 'fiancé' whole in the nineteenth century.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- fiance
- English cognates
- fiancé, confide, faith
Grammar
Examples
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She introduced us to her fiancé last night.
mairie.
The groom-to-be was waiting outside the town hall.
.
They have been engaged since the spring.
Lyon .
My fiancé works in Lyon during the week.
.
The engaged couple have chosen a date in September.
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