Jul 21, 2004 13:51
19 yrs ago
German term

wir haben uns verlobt

Non-PRO German to English Social Sciences Advertising / Public Relations
engagement announcement

Proposed translations

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we got engaged

we got engaged
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3 mins

We got engaged

Congratulations :-)
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3 mins

We are engaged.

We are engaged.
Or: We have engaged with each other. (Is that right?)

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-07-21 13:55:55 GMT)
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Verliebt, verlobt, verr¨¹ckt und verheiratet.
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+10
4 mins

We are pleased to announce our engagement/ we have got engaged

depends on context and register but a couple of options
Peer comment(s):

agree Colin Newberry : Like this one best.
0 min
agree Melanie Nassar
4 mins
agree Wenjer Leuschel (X)
7 mins
agree Kim Metzger : Or that strange "gotten" in the US.
8 mins
agree IanW (X) : By far the most elegant solution - the others are a bit blunt. (What next, "We had a baby")
9 mins
agree Jacqueline McKay (X)
9 mins
agree Jacqueline van der Spek
42 mins
agree jerrie
54 mins
agree Klaus Herrmann : Ian skipped the "we got married" part?
1 hr
agree Terry Gilman : If it is for a newspaper (classified/personals): Engagement Announcement ; if it is for a card or a website photo caption, I'd use the first
1 hr
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