celebrate

S2 W2

BrE /ˈselɪbreɪt/ AmE /ˈsɛləˌbreɪt/

verb en → es

past celebrated pp celebrated ing celebrating

1 HOLIDAY [transitive] A2

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

  • We're going to celebrate our anniversary this weekend.

    Vamos a celebrar nuestro aniversario este fin de semana.

2 ACHIEVEMENT [transitive] B1

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

  • They celebrated their victory with champagne.

    Celebraron su victoria con champán.

3 MEMORIAL [transitive] B2

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

  • The country celebrates its independence day every year.

    El país conmemora su día de independencia cada año.

Phrasal verbs

celebrate with PARTY B1

festejar con

  • We celebrated the end of exams with a big party.

    Festreamos el fin de los exámenes con una gran fiesta.

celebrate on DATE B1

celebrar en

  • We celebrated our wedding anniversary on the 25th.

    Celebramos nuestro aniversario de bodas el 25.

Idioms

celebrate in style B2

festejar con estilo

  • They celebrated their engagement in style with a fancy dinner.

    Festreamieron su compromiso con un elegante almuerzo.

celebrate the occasion B2

festejar la ocasión

  • We decided to celebrate the occasion with a small dinner party.

    Decidimos festejar la ocasión con una cena íntima.

celebrate something in style B2

festejar algo con estilo

  • They celebrated their promotion in style with a trip to Paris.

    Festreamieron su promoción con un viaje a París.