marriage of convenience in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for marriage of convenience in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a marriage of convenience

un matrimonio de conveniencias

flag of convenience

bandera f de conveniencia

flag of convenience

pabellón m de conveniencia

Translations for marriage of convenience in the Spanish»English Dictionary

matrimonio de conveniencia

marriage of convenience

casamiento de conveniencia

marriage of convenience

se casó por conveniencia

he made o it was a marriage of convenience

bandera de conveniencia

flag of convenience

pabellón de conveniencia

flag of convenience

me saqué el abono por la practicidad

I got a season ticket for the sake of convenience

los compro a veces por comodidad

I sometimes buy them for the sake of convenience o because they're handy

Translations for marriage of convenience in the English»Spanish Dictionary

marriage [Am ˈmɛrɪdʒ, Brit ˈmarɪdʒ] N

1.1. marriage U (act):

marriage

casamiento m

marriage

matrimonio m

marriage

enlace m form

she tried to prevent their marriage

trató de impedir que se casaran

marriage to sb

casamiento m con alguien

marriage to sb

enlace m con alguien form

marriage vows

votos mpl matrimoniales

1.2. marriage U or C (relationship, state):

marriage

matrimonio m

marriage to sb her marriage to the poet lasted two years

estuvo dos años casada con el poeta

a marriage of convenience

un matrimonio de conveniencias

to be related by marriage

ser parientes políticos or por afinidad

we're cousins by marriage

somos primos políticos

he gave him his daughter in marriage

le entregó a su hija en matrimonio

attr marriage counseling or Brit guidance

terapia f de pareja

marriage counselor or Brit marriage guidance counsellor

consejero m matrimonial / consejera f matrimonial

2. marriage (union) liter:

marriage no pl

maridaje m

marriage no pl

unión f

convenience [Am kənˈvinjəns, Brit kənˈviːnɪəns] N

1. convenience U (comfort, practicality):

convenience

conveniencia f

convenience

comodidad f

for your own convenience

para su propria conveniencia or comodidad

are you sure the date is to your convenience?

¿está seguro de que la fecha le viene bien?

at your convenience

cuando le resulte conveniente

at your convenience

cuando le venga bien

at your earliest convenience (in letters)

a la mayor brevedad posible

at your earliest convenience (in letters)

a la brevedad

2. convenience C (amenity, appliance):

our hotels are equipped with every modern convenience

nuestros hoteles están equipados con todas las comodidades modernas

3. convenience C (toilet) Brit:

convenience form

baño m esp LatAm

convenience form

servicio m esp Spain

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

of

de

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

es de madera

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

es un gigante

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

éramos ocho

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

3.2. of (with superl):

of

de

the wisest of men

el más sabio de los hombres

the best of solutions

la mejor de las soluciones

they're the happiest of couples

son una pareja muy feliz or que no podría ser más feliz

most of all

más que nada

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

5. of (on the part of):

it was very kind of you

fue muy amable de su parte

how good of him to send me flowers

¡qué detalle el suyo mandarme flores!

it seems very cruel of them not to invite her

me parece una crueldad que no la inviten

the stupidity of the woman!

¡hay que ver la estupidez de esta mujer!

6. of (inherent in):

the senselessness of it all, that's what depresses me

es lo absurdo de todo el asunto lo que me deprime

the worry of it nearly drove her mad

casi se vuelve loca de la preocupación

the cheek of it!

¡qué descaro!

7.1. of (indicating cause):

it's a problem of their own making

es un problema que ellos mismos se han creado

what did he die of?

¿de qué murió?

of itself

de por sí

7.2. of (by):

of arch

por

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

marriage of convenience in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for marriage of convenience in the English»Spanish Dictionary

marriage of convenience N

marriage of convenience

matrimonio m de conveniencia

Translations for marriage of convenience in the English»Spanish Dictionary

breakup of marriage

separación f

an offer of marriage

una proposición de matrimonio

Translations for marriage of convenience in the Spanish»English Dictionary

matrimonio de conveniencia

marriage of convenience

palabra de matrimonio

promise of marriage

promesa de matrimonio

promise of marriage

fe de bautismo/de matrimonio

certificate of baptism/marriage certificate

libro de familia

official booklet in which details of one's marriage and children's birthdates, etc. are registered

Translations for marriage of convenience in the English»Spanish Dictionary

convenience [kənˈvi:niəns, Am -ˈvi:njəns] N no pl

1. convenience:

convenience

conveniencia f

2. convenience:

convenience (practicality)

comodidad f

convenience (advantage)

ventaja f

for convenience's sake

por comodidad

at your convenience

cuando le(s) venga bien

3. convenience (toilet):

convenience

servicio m

marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ, Am ˈmer-] N

1. marriage (wedding):

marriage

boda f

2. marriage (relationship, state):

marriage

matrimonio m

arranged marriage

matrimonio arreglado

related by marriage

emparentado por matrimonio

he is a relative by marriage

es pariente político

3. marriage fig (of organisations):

marriage

unión f

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

de

2. of (belonging to):

of

de

the works of Joyce

las obras de Joyce

a friend of mine/theirs

un amigo mío/de ellos

3. of (done by):

of

de

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

of

de

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un árbol sin hojas

free of charge

sin cargo

free of tax

libre de impuestos

to cure sb of a disease

curar a alguien de una enfermedad

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un hombre de valor

a man of no importance

un hombre sin importancia

a city of wide avenues

una ciudad con amplias avenidas

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

el 4 de mayo

in May of 2003

en mayo del 2003

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

de

a ring of gold

un anillo de oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

oler/saber a queso

to consist of six parts

constar de seis partes

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la paciencia de un santo

this idiot of a plumber

este idiota del fontanero

doctor of medicine

doctor en medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

su amor por el jazz

to know sth of sb's past

saber algo del pasado de alguien

to approve of sb's idea

estar de acuerdo con la idea de alguien

what has become of him?

¿qué ha sido de él?

what I think of him

lo que pienso de él

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa de algo/alguien

to die of grief

morir de pena

it happened of itself

sucedió de por sí

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A marriage of convenience is one that is devoid of normal reasons to marry.

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He feels that it is a marriage of convenience and practicality.

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They had known each other for only a few weeks, and it was a marriage of convenience for both of them.

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A marriage of convenience gave him an annual income of 3,000.

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She later called it a marriage of convenience for both, and settled for 300,000.

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Letters he wrote while still a student show that he was envisaging a marriage of convenience as a means to increase his wealth and status.

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It was a marriage of convenience which allowed her to travel with him as she was too young to have her own passport.

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Theirs was a marriage of convenience, and he seems to have had little reason for grief when she died of consumption in 1805.

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Although this was a marriage of convenience, she did request to consummate the arrangement.

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Her marriage has been a marriage of convenience; she has never been passionately in love with her husband.

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