ferragosto in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ferragosto in the Italian»English Dictionary

ferragosto [ferraˈɡosto] N m

1. ferragosto (festa):

ferragosto

August 15

ferragosto

Feast of the Assumption

2. ferragosto (periodo):

ferragosto

mid-August (bank holiday)

l'esodo di ferragosto

the mid-August (holiday) exodus

See also Ferragosto

Ferragosto Info

Ferragosto

(15th August) A public holiday and religious festival (Assumption) that also marks the peak of the summer holidays. Just before and after this date people leave on their holidays or come back from them. The factories in the north are closed, as are many shops except for those in tourist areas.

Ferragosto Info

Ferragosto

(15th August) A public holiday and religious festival (Assumption) that also marks the peak of the summer holidays. Just before and after this date people leave on their holidays or come back from them. The factories in the north are closed, as are many shops except for those in tourist areas.

ferragosto in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ferragosto in the Italian»English Dictionary

ferragosto [fer·ra·ˈgos·to] N m

1. ferragosto (festa):

ferragosto

Feast of the Assumption

2. ferragosto (periodo):

ferragosto

August 15 national holiday

ferragosto

August 15 is a statutory holiday in Italy. This is the day on which Jesus' mother Mary was taken up into heaven and it is popularly known as Ferragosto (the height of August). Around the 15th, most Italians go on vacation, leaving the major Italian cities almost empty of people or populated almost exclusively by tourists.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Italian

Alla patrona vengono dedicate due settimane di festeggiamenti a ridosso del giorno di ferragosto.

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Lucky è un cane, superstite della morte atomica che ha colpito il mondo nel giorno di ferragosto.

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Il 17 agosto si tiene invece "la serata del cantante", una serata di musica per festeggiare il ferragosto lionese.

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