contraer matrimonio

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Spanish

Verb

contraer matrimonio (first-person singular present contraigo matrimonio, first-person singular preterite contraje matrimonio, past participle contraído matrimonio)

  1. (intransitive, reciprocal, idiomatic) to get married, to marry
    La Constitución reconoce el derecho a contraer matrimonio.
    The Constitution recognizes the right to marry.
    En países del tercer mundo, los padres suelen alentar a sus hijos a contraer matrimonio a una edad muy temprana con el fin de aliviar la carga financiera e incluso para adquirir una nueva fuente de apoyo económico.
    In third-world countries, parents tend to encourage their children to get married at an early age to lessen financial burden and even to acquire a new source of economic support.