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festive ['festɪv](atmosphere) de fête;∎ their golden wedding celebration was a very festive occasion ils ont fait une grande fête pour célébrer leurs noces d'or;∎ there was a really festive atmosphere l'atmosphère était vraiment à la fête;∎ the festive season la période des fêtes;∎ to be in festive mood (person) se sentir d'une humeur de fête;∎ the village is in festive mood une ambiance de fête règne dans le village;∎ to look festive (place) être décoré comme pour une fête -
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festive adj [occasion, person] joyeux/-euse ; a festive air un air de fête ; the festive season la saison des fêtes, les fêtes ; to be in (a) festive mood être plein d'entrain. -
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2. noun3. compounds* * *(colloq) [bɪndʒ] noun ( drinking) beuverie f; ( festive eating) gueuleton (colloq) m -
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season [ˈsi:zn]1. nouna. saison f• the start of the season (for tourism, hotels) le début de saison ; (Shooting) l'ouverture de la chasse• the peak/high/low season (British) la pleine/haute/basse saison• "Season's greetings" « Joyeux Noël et bonne année »• to be in season [food] être de saison3. compounds* * *['siːzn] 1.1) ( time of year) saison fstrawberries are in/out of season — c'est/ce n'est pas la saison des fraises
2) ( festive period)2.Season's greetings! — ( on Christmas cards) Joyeuses fêtes!
transitive verb2) Technology sécher [timber]; abreuver [cask] -
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binge ○A n ( overindulgence) gen frénésie f ; ( drinking) beuverie f ; ( festive eating) gueuleton ○ m ; to go on a binge ( celebrating) aller faire la noce ; to have a binge ( as part of eating disorder) se bourrer de nourriture. -
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A n1 ( time of year) saison f ; in the dry/rainy season pendant la saison sèche/des pluies ; the growing/planting season la saison de croissance/des semis ; the mating ou breeding season la saison des amours ; it's the season for tulips c'est la saison des tulipes ; strawberries are in/out of season c'est/ce n'est pas la saison des fraises ; when do melons come into season? quelle est la saison des melons? ;2 Fashn, Tourism, Sport saison f ; the football/hunting season la saison de football/de la chasse ; hotels are full during the season les hôtels sont complets pendant la saison ; the town is quiet out of season la ville est calme hors saison ou pendant la basse saison ; early in the tourist season au début de la saison touristique ; late in the season dans l'arrière-saison ; the holiday season la période des vacances ; the new season's fashions les nouvelles tendances de la saison ;3 (feast, festive period) the season of Advent/of Lent le temps de l'Avent/du Carême ; the Christmas season la période de Noël or des fêtes ; Season's greetings! ( on Christmas cards) Joyeuses fêtes! ;4 Cin, Theat, TV saison f ; I played two seasons at Stratford j'ai joué deux saisons à Stratford ; a season of French films un festival du film français ; a Fellini/Beethoven season un festival Fellini/Beethoven ;7 ( suitable moment) there is a season for everything littér il y a un temps pour tout ; a word in season† un mot opportun.B vtr1 Culin ( with spices) relever ; ( with condiments) assaisonner ; season with salt and pepper salez et poivrez ; -
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1 [change, unemployment, work, rainfall] saisonnier/-ière ; [fruit, produce] de saison ; the price/menu varies on a seasonal basis le prix/menu varie selon la saison ;2 ( befitting festive period) he's full of seasonal cheer il déborde de bonne volonté (à la période de Noël). -
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festive — UK [ˈfestɪv] / US adjective a) bright and colourful in a way that makes you think of a celebration The decorations gave the room a festive air. b) connected with a festival or celebration, especially Christmas Ray was full of the festive spirit.… … English dictionary