festejar

v.

1 to celebrate.

María festejó su aniversario Mary celebrated her Maryiversary.

María festejó alegremente Mary celebrated merrily.

2 to entertain.

3 to give a party to, to feast, to fete.

María festejó a su hijo Mary gave a party to her son.

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festejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (celebrar) to celebrate

■ festejaron su victoria con cava they celebrated his victory with cava

2 (agasajar) to wine and dine, entertain

■ festejaron al campeón en su pueblo natal the champion was given a very warm welcome in his home town

3 (cortejar) to court, woo

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verb

1) to feast

2) celebrate

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VT

1) [+ persona] to wine and dine, entertain

2) (=celebrar) to celebrate

3) † (=cortejar) to woo, court

4) Méx * (=azotar) to thrash

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verbo transitivo

a) <chiste/gracia> to laugh at

b) (agasajar) to wine and dine, fête, entertain

c) (AmL) (celebrar) to celebrate

le festejaron el cumpleaños en el club — they celebrated her birthday at the club

d) (ant) (cortejar) to court (dated), to woo (dated or liter)

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= celebrate, pull out + the corks, party.

Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.

Ex. Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.

Ex. A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.

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verbo transitivo

a) <chiste/gracia> to laugh at

b) (agasajar) to wine and dine, fête, entertain

c) (AmL) (celebrar) to celebrate

le festejaron el cumpleaños en el club — they celebrated her birthday at the club

d) (ant) (cortejar) to court (dated), to woo (dated or liter)

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= celebrate, pull out + the corks, party.

Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.

Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.

Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.

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festejar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹chiste/gracia› to laugh at

2 (agasajar) to wine and dine, fête, entertain

3 (AmL) (celebrar) to celebrate

le festejaron el cumpleaños en el club they celebrated her birthday at the club

4 (ant) (cortejar) to court (dated), to woo (datedorliter)

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festejar (conjugate festejar) verbo transitivo (AmL) (celebrar) to celebrate
festejar verbo transitivo to celebrate
'festejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
celebrar
English:
celebrate
- feast

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festejar

♦ vt

1. [celebrar] to celebrate;

festejó su cumpleaños con los amigos she celebrated her birthday with her friends

2. [agasajar] to fête;

la ciudad festejó a los campeones the champions were fêted by the town

3. Anticuado [cortejar] to court

4. Méx Fam [golpear] to beat, to thrash

♦ See also the pronominal verb festejarse

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festejar

v/t

1 persona wine and dine

2 L.Am.

celebrate

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festejar vt

1) celebrar: to celebrate

2) agasajar: to entertain, to wine and dine

3) Mex fam : to thrash, to beat