anniversaire de mariage
wedding anniversary
Intermediate Noun Masculine
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Pronunciation
/a.ni.vɛʁ.sɛʁ də ma.ʁjaʒ/
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Cultural Note
French wedding anniversaries have poetic names: noces de coton (1 year), noces de bois (5 years), noces d'étain (10 years), noces d'argent (25 years), noces d'or (50 years), and noces de diamant (60 years). Major milestones are often celebrated with elaborate parties.
📝 Example Sentences
Ils fêtent leur anniversaire de mariage au restaurant.
They are celebrating their wedding anniversary at a restaurant.
C'est leur vingt-cinquième anniversaire de mariage : les noces d'argent.
It is their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary: the silver anniversary.