celebrate
BrE /ˈselɪbreɪt/ AmE /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/
verb en → es
past celebrated pp celebrated ing celebrating
to have a party or do special things to show that you are happy about an occasion, holiday, etc.
celebrar, festejar
- celebrate something
Collocations celebrate Christmas · celebrate a birthday
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We're going to celebrate our anniversary this weekend.
Vamos a celebrar nuestro aniversario este fin de semana.
to show that you are pleased about something good or important that has happened, especially by doing special things to remember it.
celebrar, festejar
- celebrate something
Collocations celebrate a success · celebrate an achievement
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They celebrated their victory with champagne.
Celebraron su victoria con champán.
to remember an important event or person from the past, especially by doing something special on a particular day.
recordar, conmemorar
- celebrate something
Collocations celebrate the anniversary of an event · celebrate a person's memory
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The country celebrates its independence day every year.
El país conmemora su día de independencia cada año.
Phrasal verbs
festejar con
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We celebrated the end of exams with a big party.
Festreamos el fin de los exámenes con una gran fiesta.
celebrar en
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We celebrated our wedding anniversary on the 25th.
Celebramos nuestro aniversario de bodas el 25.
Idioms
festejar con estilo
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They celebrated their engagement in style with a fancy dinner.
Festreamieron su compromiso con un elegante almuerzo.
festejar la ocasión
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We decided to celebrate the occasion with a small dinner party.
Decidimos festejar la ocasión con una cena íntima.
festejar algo con estilo
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They celebrated their promotion in style with a trip to Paris.
Festreamieron su promoción con un viaje a París.