English-Spanish translations for funeral

• funeral
  Tomemos, por ejemplo, la película «Cuatro bodas y un funeral». Let us take as our example the film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'.
  El funeral del Presidente y de su mujer se celebró ayer. The funeral of the President and his wife was held yesterday.
  Expresamos nuestro respeto al señor Jamali por asistir al funeral del señor Bhatti. Our respect goes to Mr Jamali for attending Mr Bhatti's funeral.
• entierro
  Ha tenido que marcharse para asistir al entierro de un familiar. She has had to leave earlier on account of a death and funeral in the family.
  Tiene una vertiente humana, en el sentido de que permitirá visitas a familias con motivo de bodas, entierros y enfermedades. It has a humane face to it in that it will permit visits to families for weddings, funerals and illnesses.
  Tuve la tristeza ―y la alegría, también― de participar en el entierro del Presidente Rugova. It was my sad duty – though I was delighted to go – to attend the funeral of President Rugova.
• exequias
  Pido al señor Presidente que, en nombre de la Cámara, haga llegar sus condolencias a los familiares del señor Zapata, que están siendo hostigados en la celebración de sus exequias. I am calling on you, Mr President, on behalf of Parliament, to send your condolences to Mr Zapata's family, which is being harassed at his funeral.
  Así, pues, le envié a usted una carta por fax para decirle que asistiría a título privado y, de todos modos, para representar en cierto modo al Parlamento Europeo en aquellas exequias. I was therefore present at the funerals and at the official ceremonies held in the memory of those murdered in Armenia.
  El viernes por la mañana, el embajador de Armenia ante la Unión Europea, Sr. Chitechian, me invitó a participar en las exequias de las personas asesinadas en el parlamento de Armenia la semana pasada. Having checked to see whether I was able to attend, I then took the decision to attend these funerals and I tried to inform the Presidency and the Secretariat of my decision.
• funerales
  La última vez que nos vimos fue en sus funerales, en diciembre de 2009. We last met at his funeral service in December 2009.
• pompas
• sepelio
  Lo ha puesto de manifiesto el impresionante luto de muchos miles de personas que le tributaron los últimos honores en la ocasión de su sepelio. The overwhelming grief of the many thousands of people who paid their last respects to him on the day of his funeral reflected the esteem in which he was held.

Definition of funeral

• A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased
• A funeral sermon

Examples

• No one likes to go to funerals.

Related words

• funeral coach
• funeral director
• funeral coin
• funeral home
• funeral parlor
• funeral procession
• funeral oration
• funeral wreath
• funeral parlour