Get hitched
Significado: Casual, slightly humorous way to say getting married, common in informal speech.
Get hitched is a casual, lighthearted way to say 'get married.' It's used in relaxed conversation, often with a tone of excitement or playful casualness. It works for both planned weddings and spontaneous elopements — 'We got hitched in Vegas' is a classic American sentence.
Ejemplos
- They're finally getting hitched after dating for ten years. 他们谈了十年恋爱,终于要结婚了。Por fin se casan después de diez años saliendo juntos.あの二人、10年付き合ってやっと結婚するんだって。그 둘이 10년 사귀고 드디어 결혼한대.
- We got hitched at a little chapel in Vegas — no big ceremony, just us. 我们在拉斯维加斯的一个小教堂结了婚——没有大场面,就我们两个人。Nos casamos en una capillita de Las Vegas — sin gran ceremonia, solo nosotros.ラスベガスの小さなチャペルで結婚したの——盛大な式はなし、私たちだけで。라스베이거스 작은 채플에서 결혼했어 — 성대한 식 없이 우리 둘만.
- When are you two gonna get hitched? You've been together forever. 你俩什么时候结婚啊?都在一起这么久了。¿Cuándo os vais a casar vosotros dos? Lleváis juntos toda la vida.お前らいつ結婚するんだよ?もうずっと一緒にいるじゃん。너희 둘 언제 결혼할 거야? 벌써 엄청 오래 사귀었잖아.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: weddings, casual conversation, engagement announcements
Tono: casual, cheerful
✓ Correcto
- They're getting hitched next summer!他们明年夏天要结婚了!¡Se casan el verano que viene!あの二人、来年の夏に結婚するんだって!그들 내년 여름에 결혼한대!
- We got hitched at the courthouse.我们在法院登记结婚了。Nos casamos en el juzgado.市役所で結婚したの。우리 법원에서 결혼했어.
✗ Incorrecto
- Don't use in formal wedding invitations — it's too casual for that context不要用在正式的婚礼请柬上——这个说法太随意了No lo uses en invitaciones de boda formales — es demasiado informal para ese contexto正式な結婚式の招待状には使わないこと——その場面にはカジュアルすぎる공식 청첩장에는 사용하지 마세요 — 그 맥락에는 너무 캐주얼합니다
Origen e historia
Originated from the idea of hitching horses together — yoking two animals to the same wagon. The metaphor of two people being 'hitched' together in marriage has been used in American English since the 19th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: 19th century onward
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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