fête

Meaning

Noun

1. winter holidays (always in plural)
2. party
3. name day
4. birthday

Verb

1. inflection of fêter:
2. inflection of fêter:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɛt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.

Sentences

Une fête foraine se tenait autrefois sous les marronniers .

A funfair used to be held under the chestnut trees.

En Polynésie française , le est un jour de fête officiel , férié et chômé .

In French Polynesia, the is an official holiday, public holiday and non-working day.

Les campagnes promotionnelles sont toujours d'actualité et la fête est évoquée dans la presse .

Promotional campaigns are still relevant and the party is mentioned in the press.