← Back to Fala2Meadjective/nounpl: betrothed (same form for plural)
noivo/noiva; desposado/desposada
1. engaged to be married; having made a formal promise to marry someone
She is betrothed to a nobleman from the neighboring kingdom.
Ela é noiva de um nobre do reino vizinho.
2. a person who is engaged to be married (noun usage)
The betrothed couple exchanged vows at the altar.
O casal de noivos trocou promessas no altar.
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
noivo/noiva; prometido/prometida
Most common in formal or literary contexts
Portugal
noivo/noiva; desposado/desposada
More formal and traditional usage
Related Idioms & Phrases
betrothed to someone - estar prometido/noivo de alguém
until death do us part - até que a morte nos separe (related to marriage vows)
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