celebrate

celebrate
1. transitive verb
(observe) feiern; (Eccl.) zelebrieren, lesen [Messe]
2. intransitive verb
feiern
* * *
['seləbreit]
verb
(to mark by giving a party etc in honour of (a happy or important event): I'm celebrating (my birthday) today.) feiern
- academic.ru/11653/celebrated">celebrated
- celebration
- celebrity
* * *
cel·ebrate
[ˈseləbreɪt]
I. vi feiern
to \celebrate in style im großen Stil[e] feiern
II. vt
1. (mark occasion)
▪ to \celebrate sth Christmas etw feiern; anniversary, event also etw begehen
they \celebrated closing the deal with a glass of champagne zur Feier des Vertragsabschlusses stießen sie mit einem Glas Sekt an
2. REL (hold ceremony)
▪ to \celebrate sth etw zelebrieren geh
to \celebrate the Eucharist das Abendmahl feiern
3. (praise)
▪ to \celebrate sb/sth jdn/etw feiern
to \celebrate sb as a hero jdn als Helden feiern
* * *
['selIbreɪt]
1. vt
1) feiern; event, birthday also begehen
2) (= extol) sb's name, deeds feiern, preisen (geh)
3) mass, ritual zelebrieren; communion feiern
2. vi
feiern
* * *
celebrate [ˈselıbreıt]
A v/t
1. ein Fest etc feiern, (festlich) begehen:
he celebrated his 90th birthday er feierte seinen 90. Geburtstag
2. jemanden feiern, preisen
3. REL eine Messe etc zelebrieren, abhalten, feiern, lesen
B v/i
1. feiern:
you shouldn’t start celebrating yet du solltest dich nicht zu früh freuen
2. REL zelebrieren
* * *
1. transitive verb
(observe) feiern; (Eccl.) zelebrieren, lesen [Messe]
2. intransitive verb
feiern
* * *
v.
feiern v.
zelebrieren v.

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