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Meanings of cohabitation in English

Russian
незарегистрированный брак
Portuguese
coabitação
Catalan
convivència
Spanish
cohabitación

Arrangement where two people who are not married live together in an intimate relationship.

Related terms
незарегистрированный брак
Synonyms
Examples for "free union"
Examples for "free union"
1
Legally married; the proposal of free union was to be a test only.
The Odd Women
2
But a free union presupposes equality of position.
The Odd Women
3
He no longer cared on what terms he obtained her-legalmarriage or free union-itwas indifferent to him.
The Odd Women
4
If she rejected his proposal of a free union, was he prepared to marry her in legal form?
The Odd Women
5
The question of the relations of the sexes he also looked upon as thoroughly solved by accepting free union.
Resurrection
Usage of cohabitation in English
1
But it's an offer, anyway.' Ah, negotiating the terms of modern cohabitation.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
2
At that moment I hadn't the energy to deflect talk of cohabitation.
Speaking in Bones
3
But we're already at a much lower level of cohabitation than before.
Reuters
4
In men there were no changes in cohabitation status or emotional distress.
Pubmed
5
Their love cannot be sullied by baubles like marriage or long-term cohabitation.
The Guardian
6
Then marriage, to resume my main discussion, does not necessarily mean cohabitation.
First and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life
7
Personally, I have no problem with cohabitation if done for the right reasons.
Ebony
8
There are various documents you need to provide to proof the cohabitation requirement.
The South African
9
By contrast cohabitation is a state actively chosen and maintained by both partners.
The Irish Times
10
Spouses and civil partners do not need to meet the two-year cohabitation requirement.
The South African
11
Yes, your two-year cohabitation period can also include periods of joint residence abroad.
The South African
12
Progressives should not fret about or feel threatened by such cohabitation.
A journey: my political life
13
Each side has reason to be wary of resuming their cohabitation.
The Irish Times
14
You can buy a ready-made cohabitation agreement from lawpack.co.uk for under a fiver.
The Guardian
15
As maturity was reached at the age of twelve, marriage meant simply cohabitation.
Women of Modern France
16
I didn't unleash that beast until later in our cohabitation months.
Ebony
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Translations for cohabitation
Portuguese
coabitação
Cohabitation through the time
Cohabitation across language varieties
United States of America
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