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ceremonia
feminine noun
1ceremony (acto)
  • ceremonia de apertura -> opening ceremony
  • ceremonia de clausura -> closing ceremony
  • ceremonia inaugural -> opening ceremony
  • ceremonia iniciática o de iniciación -> initiation ceremony
2ceremony, pomp (pompa, boato)
  • recibieron a los reyes con gran ceremonia -> they welcomed the king and queen with great pomp

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ceremonia [thay-ray-mo’-ne-ah]
noun
1Ceremony, outward rite, external form of religion. (f)
2Ceremony, formality, forms of civility. (f)
3Ceremony, outward form of state. (f)
4Course, empty form, an affected compliment paid to a person. (f)
  • Lo hace de pura ceremonia -> he does it out of mere ceremony
  • De ceremonia -> with all ceremony or pomp
  • Reunirse de ceremonia -> formal meeting, ceremonial meeting

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ceremonia
sustantivo:femenino
1 (acto) ceremony
ceremonia de apertura opening ceremony
ceremonia de clausura closing ceremony
ceremonia inaugural inaugural ceremony
ceremonia religiosa religious ceremony; (religious) service
2 (afectación) formality; ceremoniousness
es muy llano y le molesta tanta ceremonia he's very straightforward and all this formality annoys him; ¡déjate de ceremonias! don't stand on ceremony!; sin ceremonia: el rey nos habló sin ceremonias the king spoke to us plainly without any ceremony;o se despidió sin ceremonias he said goodbye without a fuss
El chófer desciende del vehículo y abre sin ceremonia la portezuela nos recibió educadamente, pero sin ceremonias

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