celebrate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for celebrate in the English»French Dictionary

I.celebrate [Brit ˈsɛlɪbreɪt, Am ˈsɛləˌbreɪt] VB trans

1. celebrate occasion:

celebrate

fêter

celebrate (more formally)

célébrer

there's nothing/there's something to celebrate

il n'y a pas de quoi/il y a de quoi se réjouir

2. celebrate REL:

celebrate mass

célébrer

to celebrate Easter

célébrer Pâques

3. celebrate (pay tribute to):

celebrate person, life, love

célébrer

II.celebrate [Brit ˈsɛlɪbreɪt, Am ˈsɛləˌbreɪt] VB intr

celebrate

faire la fête

let's celebrate!

il faut fêter ça!

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to celebrate sb's birthday

fêter l'anniversaire de qn

to celebrate sb's birthday attr cake, card, drink, entertainment, greetings, guest, present

d'anniversaire

formally speak, write, address, greet, entertain, celebrate

cérémonieusement

to celebrate New Year or Am New Year's

célébrer le nouvel an

to celebrate/say mass

célébrer/dire la messe

Translations for celebrate in the French»English Dictionary

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fêter Noël, anniversaire, succès

to celebrate

fêter ses 20 ans

to celebrate one's twentieth birthday

célébrer événement

to celebrate

célébrer messe, mariage, culte

to celebrate

célébrer le bicentenaire de la naissance de X

to celebrate the bicentenary of X's birth

souffler ses 30 bougies

to celebrate one's 30th birthday

réveillonner (pour Noël)

to celebrate Christmas (with a midnight meal and a party on Christmas Eve)

celebrate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for celebrate in the English»French Dictionary

I.celebrate [ˈselɪbreɪt] VB intr

celebrate

faire la fête

we celebrated in style

nous avons fêté ça en grande pompe

II.celebrate [ˈselɪbreɪt] VB trans

1. celebrate (mark an event with festivities):

celebrate

célébrer

celebrate anniversary of death

commémorer

celebrate a deal

fêter

2. celebrate REL:

celebrate Eucharist

célébrer

3. celebrate (revere publicly):

to celebrate sb as a hero

élever qn au rang de héros

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privately celebrate

dans l'intimité

Translations for celebrate in the French»English Dictionary

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réveillonner

to celebrate Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve

célébrer

to celebrate

fêter

to celebrate

réveillon

night before Christmas or New Year, or a meal or party to celebrate it

fêter le réveillon de Noël/du nouvel an

to celebrate Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve

arroser

to celebrate

fêter les 25/10 ans de mariage

to celebrate 25/10 years of marriage

fêter ses vingt ans

to celebrate one's twentieth birthday

fête nationale

The 14th of July is France's fête nationale to celebrate the storming of the Bastille in 1789. On this day, the towns are decorated with flags and a military parade takes place on the Champs-Elysées. At 10 p.m., fireworks go off all over France. Belgium's national holiday is 21st July, the birthday of Leopold I.

celebrate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to celebrate sb as a hero

élever qn au rang de héros

to celebrate 25/10 years of marriage

fêter les 25/10 ans de mariage

to celebrate Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve

réveillonner

night before Christmas or New Year, or a meal or party to celebrate it

réveillon

to celebrate Christmas Eve/New Year's Eve

fêter le réveillon de Noël/du nouvel an

The 14th of July is France's fête nationale to celebrate the storming of the Bastille in 1789. On this day, the towns are decorated with flags and a military parade takes place on the Champs-Elysées. At 10 p.m., fireworks go off all over France. Belgium's national holiday is 21st July, the birthday of Leopold I.

fête nationale

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English

It used irony and humour to celebrate the intellectual vigour of his classmates.

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Her last appearance is at the end of the film, celebrating the triplets' birthday.

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