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festival

festival

noun FEH-stee-vahl Less Common

Origin: from English 'festival'

Usage Note

Festival is a loanword used for big cultural events like film or music festivals (il Festival di Sanremo). Being foreign, it is invariable: i festival with no plural ending change. It differs from festa ('party/holiday').

Examples

"Andiamo al festival del cinema."

Natural Translation

We're going to the film festival.

Literal Translation

We-go to-the festival of-the cinema.

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