Love and marriage (brak, vjenčanje, cura)

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girl, girlfriend (colloquial)
cura
My girlfriend loves the mountains.
Moja cura voli planine.
My brother has a new girlfriend.
Brat ima novu curu.
going out, a date
izlazak
We arranged a date on Friday.
Dogovorili smo izlazak u petak.
On our date we watched the stars.
Na izlasku smo gledali zvijezde.
to see each other (regularly)
viđati se
We see each other every weekend.
Viđamo se svaki vikend.
They have been seeing each other for three months.
Viđaju se već tri mjeseca.
to grow fond of (perfective)
zavoljeti
He grew to love Zagreb through football.
Zavolio je Zagreb preko nogometa.
She grew fond of the new city very quickly.
Zavoljela je novi grad vrlo brzo.
to adore
obožavati
I adore your soup, mum.
Obožavam tvoju juhu, mama.
He adores her and writes her poems.
Obožava je i piše joj pjesme.
marriage
brak
Their marriage has lasted thirty years.
Njihov brak traje trideset godina.
A marriage without conversation doesn't last long.
Brak bez razgovora ne traje dugo.
wedding
vjenčanje
The wedding is in a small church.
Vjenčanje je u maloj crkvi.
There were a hundred guests at the wedding.
Na vjenčanju je bilo sto gostiju.
to marry (of a man, + instrumental)
oženiti se
He got married last summer.
Oženio se prošlog ljeta.
He is getting married in June.
Oženit će se u lipnju.
to marry (of a woman, za + accusative)
udati se
She married a waiter from Split.
Udala se za konobara iz Splita.
She married very young.
Udala se vrlo mlada.
to get divorced (perfective)
razvesti se
They divorced after two years.
Razveli su se poslije dvije godine.
She doesn't want to divorce because of the children.
Ne želi se razvesti zbog djece.
pregnant
trudna
My sister is pregnant, we're expecting a baby!
Sestra mi je trudna, čekamo bebu!
A pregnant woman needs peace and sleep.
Trudna žena treba mir i san.

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