Polyglot Dictionary

festejar

/festeˈʒaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
festejo
preterite (eu)
festejei
past participle
festejado

Meaning

  1. to celebrate

    • Festejaram a vitória.

      They celebrated the victory.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

celebrar

festejar is more about the festive celebration itself; celebrar is more general, and can be more formal too.

Similar in other languages

German

feiern

feiern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to celebrate."

Spanish

celebrar

celebrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to celebrate."

Spanish

festejar

festejar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to celebrate."

Practice

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