la
feminine
/fɛt/
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Translation
party, celebration, festival
Word origin
From Old French feste, from Latin festa ('feasts, festivals'), the plural of festum. English 'feast', 'festival' and 'fete' all descend from this root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- festa
- English cognates
- feast, festival, festive
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Examples
.
We are organising a party for his birthday on Saturday.
nationale .
The French national celebration takes place in July.
.
She loves going to the big village festival every summer.
.
The village fete takes place every summer in July.
.
We organised a big party for his birthday.
Used in
Stories
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