festival

US: /ˈfɛstəvəɫ/, /ˈfɛstɪvəɫ/
UK: /fˈɛstɪvə‍l/

English Vietnamese dictionary

festival /'festivəl/
  • tính từ
    • thuộc ngày hội
    • danh từ
      • ngày hội; đại hội liên hoan; hội diễn
        • a film festival: đại hội điện ảnh
        • the World Youth: festival đại hội liên hoan thanh niên thế giới
        • lunar year festival: ngày tết, tết Nguyên đán
      • đợt biểu diễn nhạc lớn, thường kỳ (ở các nơi nổi tiếng)

    Advanced English dictionary

    + noun
    1 a series of performances of music, plays, films/movies, etc., usually organized in the same place once a year; a series of public events connected with a particular activity or idea: the Edinburgh festival + the Cannes film festival + a beer festival + a rock festival (= where bands perform, often outdoors and over a period of several days)
    2 a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one: Christmas and Easter are the main Christian festivals.
    See also - HARVEST FESTIVAL

    Thesaurus dictionary

    n.
    1 holiday, holy day, fête, feast, commemoration, anniversary:
    He wanted to be with his family for the Christmas festival.
    2 celebration, fête, festivities, carnival, entertainment, red-letter day, gala day, anniversary, birthday:
    The town organizes a festival every autumn.

    Collocation dictionary

    1 series of performances/events

    ADJ.

    big, major | annual | autumn, spring, etc. | international, local | arts, beer, cultural, dance, drama, film, flower, folk, jazz, literary, music, rock, theatre

    VERB + FESTIVAL

    have, hold | attend, go to, visit | organize | appear at, take part in
    The school has taken part in the festival since 1997.

    FESTIVAL + VERB

    take place | begin, open, start | attract sb
    The festival attracts thousands of visitors every year.

    FESTIVAL + NOUN

    organizer | events, programme

    PREP.

    at a/the ~
    He's appearing at a local folk festival tonight.
    | during a/the ~
    the movies shown during the eight-day festival
    | in a/the ~
    the events in this year's festival

    2 religious celebration

    ADJ.

    great, important, major | annual | pagan, religious | Christian, Muslim, etc. | harvest

    VERB + FESTIVAL

    celebrate, observe
    The family always observes the Jewish festivals.

    PREP.

    at/on a/the ~
    the pilgrims who arrived on major festivals


    Concise English dictionary

    festivals'festəvl
    noun
    +a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
    +an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)



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