procession

BrE /prəˈsesjən/ AmE /prəˈsesjən/

noun en → es

1 PARADE [singular] B1

a group of people walking together in a public place, especially as part of a ceremony or celebration

desfile, comitiva

  • a procession of somebody/something

Collocations procession of mourners · religious procession

  • A procession of mourners followed the coffin to the cemetery.

    Una comitiva de duelo siguió el ataúd hasta el cementerio.

2 MOVEMENT [singular] B2

the act of moving in a slow and formal way, especially as part of a ceremony or celebration

procesión, desfile

  • a procession through/into something

Collocations procession through the streets · procession into the church

  • The wedding party made a slow procession into the church.

    La comitiva de la boda hizo una procesión lenta hacia la iglesia.