till death do us part

English

Alternative forms

• till death us do part

Etymology

Originates from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer. The original wording is "till death us depart" (using the obsolete “to separate, part” sense of depart).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

till death do us part

1. (duration, idiomatic) Until death separates us; a common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating commitment to their union.

Translations

phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment

• Arabic: حَتَّى الْمَوْت عَلَيْنَا الْجُزْء (ḥattā l-mawt ʕalaynā l-juzʔ)
• Azerbaijani: ölüm bizi ayırana qədər, ölüm bizi ayıranadək
• Breton: betek ma tispartio marv ac'hanomp
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 直至死亡将我们分离

• Czech: dokud nás smrt nerozdělí
• Danish: til døden skiller os ad
• Dutch: tot de dood ons scheidt
• Finnish: kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa
• French: jusqu’à ce que la mort nous sépare
• German: bis dass der Tod uns scheidet
• Greek: μέχρι να μας χωρίσει ο θάνατος (méchri na mas chorísei o thánatos)
• Hebrew: עד שׁהמוות יפריד בינינו (he) (ad shehamávet yafríd beynḗnu)
• Hindi: मरते दम तक (marte dam tak)
• Hungarian: míg a halál el nem választ, (now as a name of the vow itself): holtomiglan-holtodiglan
• Italian: finché morte non ci separi
• Japanese: 死が二人を分かつまで (shi ga futari o wakatsu made)
• Korean: 죽음이 두 사람을 갈라 놓을 때까지 (jugeumi du sarameul galla no'eul ttaekkaji)
• Latvian: līdz nāve mūs šķirs
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: til døden skiller oss ad

• Polish: dopóki śmierć nas nie rozłączy, póki śmierć nas nie rozłączy
• Portuguese: até que a morte nos separe
• Romanian: până când moartea ne va despărți
• Russian: пока́ смерть нас не разлу́чит/разлучи́т (poká smertʹ nas ne razlúčit/razlučít)
• Spanish: hasta que la muerte nos separe
• Swedish: tills döden skiljer oss åt
• Welsh: nes i farwolaeth ein rhan ni

See also

• till death do you part

Anagrams

• till death us do part