shotgun wedding

[elberlineserrante]

Hi there
The expression "shotgun wedding" was in a chapter of a book I've been reading. It relates of a wedding in which the bride was pregnant.
I wonder if it would mean something like "casarse de penalti"...
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

 

[sunce]

Sí, una boda de penalti es una en la que la novia está embarazada.

 

[elberlineserrante]

Hola Sunce

Gracias por responder, pero mi pregunta e más bien si "shotgun wedding" viene a ser "boda de penalti"...

 

[6 pies]

Sí, un "shotgun wedding" es cuando la novia está embarazada y se casan por eso.

 

[Filis Cañí]

El padre de la novia proporciona la escopeta.

 

[cotito]

Hi! I´d like to know the meaning in Spanish of "shot gun wedding". Thank you

 

[Andoush]

"a shotgun wedding" is a "forced marriage": the bride and groom, or one or the other, are forced to get married. Según el contexto, podría tratarse de "un casamiento de apuro", por ejemplo.

 

[Chasint]

Hello!

Don't forget to look in the Wordereference dictionary!



WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2013:

Principal Translations
shotgun wedding n	informal, figurative (marriage due to pregnancy)España	una boda de penalti nf
	Yes, it was definitely a shotgun wedding; the bride was over six months pregnant.
	Todos los familiares se preguntaban si era una boda de penalti, ya que todo había sido tan rápido.
	coloq	casamiento de apuronm
	Y sí, fue un casamiento de apuro, estaba en el sexto mes.

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[micafe]

"Shotgun wedding" is a wedding where the couple is forced into marriage due to pregnancy.