feast in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for feast in the English»French Dictionary

I.feast [Brit fiːst, Am fist] N

1. feast:

feast (sumptuous meal)

festin m

feast (formal, celebratory)

banquet m

2. feast (for eyes, senses):

feast fig

régal m (to, for pour)

there will be a feast of music

il y aura de la musique à profusion

3. feast REL:

feast

fête f

II.feast [Brit fiːst, Am fist] VB trans

1. feast fig:

to feast one's eyes on sth

se délecter à regarder qc

2. feast lit person:

feast

régaler (on, with de)

III.feast [Brit fiːst, Am fist] VB intr

feast

se régaler (on de)

IV.feast [Brit fiːst, Am fist]

enough is as good as a feast

il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses

feast day N REL

feast day

jour m de fête

midnight feast N

midnight feast

festin m nocturne (organisé en cachette)

wedding feast N

wedding feast

banquet m de mariage

Translations for feast in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

festin

feast

faire un festin

to have a feast

agapes

feast sing

festoyer

to feast

fricot arch

feast

faire bombance

to have a feast

banqueter (faire bonne chère)

to feast

feast in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for feast in the English»French Dictionary

I.feast [fi:st] N

1. feast (meal):

feast a. fig

festin m

2. feast (holiday):

feast

jour m férié

3. feast REL:

feast

fête f

II.feast [fi:st] VB intr

to feast on sth

se délecter de qc

III.feast [fi:st] VB trans

feast

régaler

Phrases:

to feast one's eyes on sth

se délecter à la vue de qc

Translations for feast in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

festin

feast

festoyer

to feast

faire bombance

to feast

fête patronale

feast of the saint one is named after, celebrated like a birthday

fête (religieuse)

feast

ambiance/air/atmosphère de fête (solennel)

feast day feeling/air/atmosphere

la Chandeleur

The 2nd of February is the chandeleur, an originally Christian feast day on which crêpes are eaten with family and friends. While cooking the crêpes, a coin is held in one hand and the crêpe is tossed with the other. Those who successfully land the crêpe in the pan will have a prosperous year.

feast Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feast on sth

se délecter de qc

to feast one's eyes on sth

se délecter à la vue de qc

feast of the saint one is named after, celebrated like a birthday

fête patronale

The 2nd of February is the chandeleur, an originally Christian feast day on which crêpes are eaten with family and friends. While cooking the crêpes, a coin is held in one hand and the crêpe is tossed with the other. Those who successfully land the crêpe in the pan will have a prosperous year.

la Chandeleur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For example, a man could not go on the warpath without first performing the war-bundle feast, which contained two parts.

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I would spend my days longing to get back onto my computer, the way a gourmand anticipates a scrumptious feast.

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The new recruits are also made to join the group at this grand feast.

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After it was all over, those who remained were treated to a feast of milk, custard pies and fresh fruit.

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On the downstream side, water flowed out of the vegetation almost translucent with the deep green color of living algae luxuriating in a liquid feast.

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Behind the door is a table with a candlelit feast on it, and behind that, a spiral staircase that leads upwards out of sight.

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Shrove Tuesday, a moveable feast, is determined by Easter.

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The final day is again a feast day, but mostly of close kith and kin, and the day closes with an evening dance where all the youngsters participated.

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Everyone behind the scenes did their part with aplomb, and the result is a feast for the eyes and ears.

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For the feast days of patron saints, cut paper banners are strung over roads and hung in windows.

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