English–French

“celebration” in French

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛstivite/

Example

Nous avons organisé une festivité pour fêter la fin du projet.

We held a celebration to mark the end of the project.

Illustration for festivité (celebration)

How to say “celebration” in French

“Celebration” in French is festivité.

A shared celebration built from several festive activities for one particular occasion.

Full entry for festivité: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with festivité

Les festivités de fin d'année attirent beaucoup de monde.

Year-end festivities attract many people.

Tips for using festivité

  • The plural les festivités often refers to a programme or period of several celebrations rather than one event.

Other French words for “celebration”

Nous préparons une célébration ce soir.

We are preparing a celebration this evening.

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