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English Translation of “FÊTE” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases.
FETE definition: 1. a public event, often held outside, where you can take part in competitions and buy small things…. Learn more.
The meaning of FETE is festival. How to use fete in a sentence. Did you know?
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Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French fête.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /feɪt/, /fɛt/ 2. Rhymes: -eɪt
Noun
fête (plural fêtes) 1. Alternative spelling of fete
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /fɛt/ 1.1. (France, Paris, une fête) IPA(key): [yn fɛt] help 1.2. Homophones: fait, faite, faîte, faites, faîtes, fêtes, fêtent 2. IPA(key): /fɛːt/ (older, now chiefly Belgium and Canada) 2.1. (Belgium, une fête) IPA(key): [yn fɛːt] 2.2. (Canada, Estrie, une fête) IPA(key): [ʏn ˈfæ̈ɪ̯tʰ] help 2.3. (Canada, Abitibi, informal) IPA(key): [fɑɪ̯tʰ] help 2.4. (Canada, Ottawa, informal) IPA(key): [faɪ̯tʰ] help 2.5. Homophones: faîte, faîtes, fêtes, fêtent
Noun
fête f (plural fêtes) 1. winter holidays (always in plural) 1.1. Tu fais quoi pour les fêtes (de fin d’année)? ― What will you do for the (winter) holidays? (literally, “the end-of-year holidays”) 2. party 2.1. Synonyms: teuf, partie, nouba 2.2. Je fais une fête chez moi ce soir! ― I'm throwing a party at my place tonight! (literally, “I'm doing a party”) 3. (Christianity) name day 3.1. Le 18 mai, c’est la fête des Éric. ― May 18 is the name dayof people named Eric. 4. (Canada, Missouri, New...
Etymology
From Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.
Pronunciation
1. (Jersey) IPA(key): /feit/
Noun
fête f (plural fêtes) 1. (Jersey, Guernsey) holiday
5 meanings: 1. a gala, bazaar, or similar entertainment, esp one held outdoors in aid of charity 2. a feast day or holiday, esp.... Click for more definitions.
The English word fête, pronounced / ˈ f eɪ t / FAYT or / ˈ f ɛ t / FET, is borrowed from the Mediaeval Latin festus via the French fête, meaning "holiday" or "party". [4] The 12th-century Middle English root fest-is shared with feast, festive, festal and festival, festoon, the Spanish fiesta, Portuguese festa, etc. and the proper name Festus.
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Fete definition: a day of celebration; holiday. See examples of FETE used in a sentence.