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wedding dress
A special, usually white and formal dress that a woman wears on her wedding day during the ceremony.
Sie hat monatelang nach dem perfekten Brautkleid für ihre Hochzeit gesucht.
She spent months looking for the perfect wedding dress for her wedding.
The word is clearly composed of 'die Braut' (the bride) and 'das Kleid' (the dress). So it is literally the bride's dress.
Das Brautkleid war wunderschön und mit Spitze verziert.
The wedding dress was beautiful and decorated with lace.
Around the topic of weddings, there is a whole word family with 'Braut-' (bride/bridal). Examples include 'der Bräutigam' (the groom), 'das Brautpaar' (the bridal couple), and 'der Brautstrauß' (the bridal bouquet).
Das Brautpaar sah sehr glücklich aus.
The bridal couple looked very happy.
Common verbs used with 'Brautkleid' (wedding dress) are 'aussuchen' (to choose), 'anprobieren' (to try on), 'tragen' (to wear), and after the wedding, 'reinigen lassen' (to have cleaned).
Es dauerte Stunden, bis sie das perfekte Brautkleid anprobiert hatte.
It took hours before she had tried on the perfect wedding dress.
wedding dress
Here, Brautkleid and Hochzeitskleid both refer to the formal dress the bride wears during the wedding ceremony. Brautkleid linguistically emphasizes the person wearing it, while Hochzeitskleid focuses more on the occasion; in many sentences, either word is possible without changing what is meant.
Die Braut hat ihr Brautkleid passend zu ihrem Schleier gewählt.
The bride chose her wedding dress to match her veil.
Für die Hochzeitszeremonie hat die Braut ihr Hochzeitskleid sorgfältig gewählt.
The bride carefully chose her wedding dress for the wedding ceremony.
