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"Fiesta" is a noun which is often translated as "party", and "celebración" is a noun which is often translated as "celebration". Learn more about the difference between "fiesta" and "celebración" below.
la fiesta(
fyehs
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tah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
las fiestas
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (vacation)
b. break (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
¿Dónde vas a pasar las fiestas de Pascua?Where are you going to spend Easter break?
a. festival
Las fiestas en honor a San Juan se celebran en junio en Puerto Rico.The festival honoring St. John is celebrated in June in Puerto Rico.
b. festivity
Habrá varias fiestas este fin de semana para conmemorar el fin de la guerra.There will be various festivities this weekend to commemorate the end of the war.
la celebración(
seh
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leh
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brah
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syohn
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (party)
a. celebration
La celebración del compromiso tendrá lugar este fin de semana.Their engagement celebration will take place this weekend.
2. (event)
a. celebration
La celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 en Barcelona transformó la ciudad.The celebration of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona transformed the city.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Todo quedará paralizado hasta la celebración de las elecciones.Nothing will get done until the elections are held.
La celebración de la reunión ha sido pospuesta indefinidamente.The meeting has been indefinitely postponed.
4. (religious)
a. celebration
Desde el punto de vista cristiano, la celebración de la misa es un acto sagrado.The celebration of the mass is a sacred act from a Christian point of view.
