Festivals And Ceremonies Flashcards
Official
noun adjective
صفت رسمی
اسم صاحب منسب
A person who has a position of responsibility in an organization
Issue
Verb
Produce or provide sth official
صادر کردن صادر شدن خارج کردن
Silva issued a statement denying all knowledge of the affair.
Protest
Noun verb
اعتراض کردن
protest against/at/about
Thousands of people blocked the street, protesting against the new legislation.
protest something American English
Students protested the decision.
Annual
Happening once a year/ every year
annual report/meeting/conference
Biaannual
Biennial
Happening twice each year
Twice a year
Once every two years
Sculpter
Noun verb
مجسمه سازی مجسمه
A solid object in the form of person or thing
Solid جامد
a sculpture of an elephant
He will be making a new sculpture for the exhibition.
Exhibit
ɪɡˈzɪbɪt
Exhibition
ˌeksəˈbɪʃən
Word family
(noun) exhibition exhibitor exhibit
(verb) exhibit
Show
نمایش دادن در معرض نمایش قرار دادن
اثر نمایشی به عنوان لسم
Her paintings have been exhibited all over the world.
Signify
Word family (noun) significance ≠ insignificance signification
(adjective) significant ≠ insignificant (verb) signify (adverb) significantly ≠ insignificantly
Mean or be a sign of something
معنی کردن معنی بخشیدن دلالت کردن بر
The image of the lion signified power and strength.
Pale into significance کم اهمیت شده
Reunion
Noun countable
تجدید دیدار
a social meeting of people who have not met for a long time, especially people who were at school or college together
an annual reunion
a family reunion
a high-school reunion
Regard
Noun verb
Consider sb/sth (to be) sth sb = regard sb/sth as sb/sth
توجه نظر احترام
ملاحضه کردن توجه کردن نگریستن
Consider
The company regards customer satisfaction as its top priority.
Many regard her as one of the most talented artists of her generation.
Appeal to
Attract ( without to)
if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting
یکی دیگه از معانیش ask request
if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting
The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.
Riddle
چیستان معما پازل
The police have been unable to solve the riddle of her disappearance.
See if you can solve this riddle.
Mark
Represent or show respect for sth
This festival marks the return of spring and is regarded as a day for appreciating family and the bright full moon
The event marks the beginning of the festive season
Festivity
Countable festivities
Uncountable
[uncountable] a happy feeling that exists when people celebrate something
There was an air of festivity in the village
Are you prepared for all the festivities?
Participate in the festivities
Parade
Noun verb
pəˈreɪd
رژه رفتن، رژه نمایش تظاهرات
A military parade
A fashion parade
The carnival features people dressed in spectacular costumes parading through the city’s streets
Performing traditional
اجرای سنتی
performing traditional songs and dances to celebrate their cultures
The dancers were performing traditional folk dances at the festival.
They are known for performing traditional ceremonies that have been passed down for generations
Multicultural region
Promoting integration within the multicultural region, remains the focus of the carnival.
Fall
The Mombasa Carnival falls in November each year in this Kenyan city
Feature
Verb
to include or show something as a special or important part of something, or to be included as an important part
The exhibition features paintings by Picasso.
The carnival features people dressed in spectacular customs parading through the city’s streets
Celebratory
Adj
Only before noun
Word family (noun) celebration celebrity (adjective) celebrated celebratory (verb) celebrate
Join us for a celebratory drink in the bar
Celebratory mood —- collocation
It was a public holiday, and everyone was in a celebratory mood
Festive
Adjective
شاد جشنی عیدی
The atmosphere was festive and jolly.
John was obviously in a festive mood.
Festive mood
Spectacle noun
نمایش منظره تماشا
a very impressive show or scene
a multimedia dance and opera spectacle
spectacle of
the spectacle of drunken young men on the streets
Feast
Noun verb
ضیافت
Big meal to celebrate sth
Everyone in the village attends a big feast in the evening
a wedding feast
an occasion when there are a lot of enjoyable things to see or do
feast for
Next week’s film festival should be a real feast for cinema-goers.
Verb :
to eat and drink a lot to celebrate something
During the national holiday, There is a whole week of feasting and celebrations.
Ceremonial
Adjective
Ceremony noun
تشریفاتی مربوط به جشن
a special ceremony, or special formal actions
A ceremonial procession goes through the streets of the city
