What does noce in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word noce in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use noce in French.

The word noce in French means wedding, wedding ceremony, wedding party, party, celebration, wedding, wedding breakfast, celebrate a wedding, party, feel far from comfortable, platinum anniversary, wedding reception. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word noce

wedding, wedding ceremony

nom féminin (fête de mariage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La noce se fera en été.
The wedding will take place in summer.

wedding party

nom féminin (participants à la noce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La noce du week-end dernier était particulièrement bruyante.
The wedding party last weekend was particularly noisy.

party, celebration

nom féminin (figuré (fête avec des abus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les noces sont impossibles pendant les couvre-feux sanitaires.
Parties are not possible during health-related curfews.

wedding

nom féminin pluriel (jour du mariage) (event)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a plu le jour de nos noces.
It rained on the day of our wedding.

wedding breakfast

nom féminin pluriel (repas de mariage) (meal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pièce montée vient clore les noces.
The cake comes at the end of the wedding breakfast.

celebrate a wedding

locution verbale (fêter un mariage)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

party

locution verbale (figuré (faire la fête)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ils sont rentrés tard, ils ont fait la noce toute la nuit.

feel far from comfortable

locution verbale (faire face à des difficultés)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

platinum anniversary

nom féminin (70 ans de mariage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wedding reception

nom masculin (banquet de mariage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes invités à leur repas de noces.

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