voile de mariée
The English phrase 'wedding veil' is translated into French as voile de mariée.
A wedding veil refers to the thin piece of fabric worn on the head by a bride during a wedding ceremony.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase voile de mariée is composed of voile (veil), de (of) and mariée (bride).
How does it change in a sentence?
You can specify a particular bride's veil by using the definite articles in the phrase le voile de la mariée, which translates to 'the veil of the bride'.
Did you know?
- The word voile is a homonym in French, meaning it can refer to both a 'veil' and a 'sail' on a boat.
- In traditional French wedding customs, the 'levée du voile' (lifting of the veil) is a symbolic moment that officially begins the couple's shared life.
- In French, if you want to refer to the 'wedding' aspect rather than the bride herself, you might use voile de noces, where noces is a more formal or poetic way to say 'wedding'.
Examples in context
- Bonjour, je voudrais essayer une robe de mariée avec un voile de mariée traditionnel.Hello, I would like to try on a wedding dress with a traditional wedding veil.
- Elle porte un beau voile de mariée.She is wearing a beautiful wedding veil.
- Le voile de mariée est en dentelle.The wedding veil is made of lace.
- Elle a choisi un voile de mariée très long.She chose a very long wedding veil.
Example conversation
Hugo and Léa are looking at wedding accessories in a shop.
- HugoRegarde ce voile de mariée, Léa !Look at this wedding veil, Léa!
- LéaIl est vraiment trop long pour moi.It is really too long for me.
- HugoTu préfères un modèle plus court ?Do you prefer a shorter model?
- LéaOui, je cherche quelque chose de simple.Yes, I am looking for something simple.
