Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
procédé au mariage
English translation:
solemnized (solemnised) the marriage
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Mar 19, 2020 10:42
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French term
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procédé au mariage
French to English
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Printed on French civil marriage certificate
Should 'procédé' here be translated as 'solemnized' / 'celebrated' or would 'performed' / 'carried out' the marriage be better here? as it is a registry office marriage preceding a religious ceremony
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liz askew
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Jessica Noyes
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solemnized (solemnised) the marriage
This is the one I always use, and the (only) one shown on the Canadian government's official translation site, Termium Plus.
I am not sure about the UK, though.
I am not sure about the UK, though.
Example sentence:
célébrer la cérémonie du mariage=
solemnize the ceremony of marriage (correct, verb)
Note from asker:
| Thank you. Having plumped for 'performed', and thinking that 'solemnized' was just for religious ceremonies, I now see that 'solemnized' is the consensus answer. |
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: that's the right term - the right verb to use in an official document about marriage.
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AllegroTrans
: certainly a term seen on many formal documents
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Yvonne Gallagher
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ph-b (X)
: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/5/notes/data.xht?view...
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Wendy Streitparth
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Formalised
I would suggest formalised.
Note from asker:
| Thanks writeaway. I am inclined to go for 'performed' or 'conducted' as they seem to be more commonly used, although formalized is also plausible. |
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: any refs to back your suggestion?/was doubtful then (00 refs) and is still doubtful now. "A civil marriage is a marriage performed, recorded and recognised by a government official. ... "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_marriage
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I got the term from a similar kudoZ, you may want to check https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/law-general/113...
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AllegroTrans
: not the term I ever see on EN language marriage certificates
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performed/carried out the marriage ceremony
If for the UK (where you are):
"The Church of England and the Church in Wales are allowed to register a marriage at the same time as performing the religious ceremony...
if the official performing the ceremony is not authorised..."
( https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/living-together-mar... )
"Discuss any other wording you want with the person carrying out the ceremony."
( https://www.gov.uk/marriages-civil-partnerships/plan-ceremon... )
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"performed" is probably better for your document.
Note from asker:
| Thanks. This was definitely about a Registry Office marriage (which preceded a religious ceremony). |
Peer comment(s):
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Eliza Hall
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John ANTHONY
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Yvonne Gallagher
: too informal in this context
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proceeded with the (traditional) marriage on...
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José Blanco F., Patricia Kay Hunt-Hurst, Heather Vaughan Lee - 2015 - History
If a couple's parents approved of the courtship and union, the match was allowed, and the couple proceeded with the traditional wedding preparations.
José Blanco F., Patricia Kay Hunt-Hurst, Heather Vaughan Lee - 2015 - History
If a couple's parents approved of the courtship and union, the match was allowed, and the couple proceeded with the traditional wedding preparations.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for that AllegroTrans |
| Thanks for this Liz Askew. |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
AllegroTrans
: works for the couple but asker's text is referring to the French civil registrar
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Thank you for the comment!:)
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Reference comments
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Discussion
Thanks for your posts SafeTex and Wendy Streitparth
"En effet, le couple a procédé au mariage traditionnel le jeudi 6 février dernier".
So it does need a bit more context as Wendy says