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1. noun1) (Relig.) Fest, dasmovable/immovable feast — beweglicher/unbeweglicher Feiertag
2) (banquet) Festessen, das2. intransitive verba feast for the eyes/ears — eine Augenweide/ein Ohrenschmaus
schlemmen; schwelgen3. transitive verbfeast on something — sich an etwas (Dat.) gütlich tun
festlich bewirten; (fig.)he feasted his eyes on her beauty — er labte sich an ihrer Schönheit (geh.)
* * *[fi:st] 1. noun1) (a large and rich meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion: The king invited them to a feast in the palace.) der Festschmaus2) ((sometimes with capital) a particular day on which some (especially religious) person or event is remembered and celebrated: Today is the feast of St Stephen.) der Feiertag2. verb* * *[fi:st]I. na \feast for the eye, a visual \feast eine Augenweidethe \feast of the Passover das Passahfestthe F\feast of St James das Fest des hl. Jakobusmovable \feast beweglicher FeiertagII. vi schlemmenIII. vt▪ to \feast sb jdn festlich bewirten* * *[fiːst]1. n1) (= banquet) Festmahl nt, Festessen nta wedding feast — ein Hochzeitsmahl nt (geh)
2) (ECCL, REL) Fest ntmovable/immovable feast — beweglicher/unbeweglicher Feiertag
2. vi (lit)Festgelage pl/ein Festgelage haltento feast on sth — sich an etw (dat) gütlich tun; (person also) in etw (dat) schwelgen; (fig) sich an etw (dat) weiden
3. vt1) guest festlich bewirtento feast oneself — sich gütlich tun (on an +dat ); (person also) schwelgen (on in +dat )
2)to feast one's eyes on sb/sth — seine Augen an jdm/etw weiden
* * *feast [fiːst]A s1. REL Fest n, Fest-, Feiertag m:2. Festessen n, -mahl n:hold a feast ein Festessen veranstalten3. fig Fest n, (Hoch)Genuss m:a feast for the eyes eine Augenweide, ein AugenschmausB v/t1. festlich bewirten (on mit)2. ergötzen (on mit):feast one’s eyes on seine Augen weiden an (dat);feast one’s mind on sich weiden an (dat)C v/i1. a) ein Festessen veranstaltenb) sich gütlich tun (on an dat)2. sich weiden (on an dat)* * *1. noun1) (Relig.) Fest, dasmovable/immovable feast — beweglicher/unbeweglicher Feiertag
2) (banquet) Festessen, das2. intransitive verba feast for the eyes/ears — eine Augenweide/ein Ohrenschmaus
schlemmen; schwelgen3. transitive verbfeast on something — sich an etwas (Dat.) gütlich tun
festlich bewirten; (fig.)* * *n.Fest -e m.Festgelage f. v.feiern v.
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