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fiesta

/fiˈestə/noun

उच्चारण फ़िएस्ट

उत्सव, मेला (विशेषकर स्पेन और लैटिन अमेरिका में)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    (especially in Spain and Latin America) a public event when people celebrate and are entertained with music and dancing, often a religious holiday

    उत्सव, मेला (विशेषकर स्पेन और लैटिन अमेरिका में)

    • The whole town takes part in the summer fiesta.
    • The village fiesta ended with dancing and fireworks.
    • The Goan fiesta is celebrated with music and food.
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    • Tourists came from far to see the street fiesta.
    • Children enjoyed the fiesta with painted masks and drums.

    Synonyms festival carnival fête

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    [C]

    any party or celebration

    जश्न, दावत

    • The film festival turned into a week-long fiesta of cinema.
    • Our reunion became a noisy fiesta of old songs.
    • After the exams, the hostel turned into a fiesta of games and songs.
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    • The market was a fiesta of colour during Diwali.
    • Our family get-together was a noisy fiesta with plenty of food.

    Synonyms celebration party

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fiesta (countable noun)

A fiesta is a lively public celebration. The plural is fiestas.

Fiesta जीवंत सार्वजनिक उत्सव है; इसका plural fiestas है।

  • The town holds a fiesta every year.
  • Spain and Mexico are famous for their fiestas.

hold / celebrate a fiesta

Use hold, have or celebrate with the event.

इस आयोजन के साथ hold, have या celebrate आता है।

  • The village celebrates a fiesta in honour of its saint.
  • Goa holds a fiesta after the harvest.

fiesta of + noun

Use of for the theme: a fiesta of colour, food, music.

विषय बताने के लिए 'of' आता है: a fiesta of colour, music।

  • The market was a fiesta of colour during the festival.
  • The college hosted a fiesta of music and dance.

fiesta in figurative use

In informal language, a fiesta can mean any lively party or festival.

अनौपचारिक भाषा में fiesta का अर्थ कोई भी जीवंत पार्टी या उत्सव हो सकता है।

  • The hostel party was a real fiesta.
  • It was a food fiesta in the college canteen.
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adjective + fiesta

annuallocalnoisycolourfulgrandreligious

  • The annual fiesta draws thousands of visitors.

type + fiesta

foodmusicdancesportsculturalstreet

  • The college organised a cultural fiesta in February.

verb + fiesta

holdcelebrateenjoyjoinattendorganise

  • Tourists joined the fiesta with great enthusiasm.

fiesta + noun

timeweekseasoncrowdparadeatmosphere

  • The fiesta parade passed through the main street.

fiesta + of

colourflavoursmusiclightssound

  • Diwali night was a fiesta of lights and sweets.
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  • The town's fiesta begins with a procession and ends with fireworks.

शहर का fiesta जुलूस से शुरू होकर आतिशबाज़ी पर ख़त्म होता है।

  • Goa's carnival is a fiesta that fills the streets with music.

गोवा का कार्निवल एक fiesta है जो सड़कों को संगीत से भर देता है।

  • Radhika's college held a food fiesta with stalls from many states.

राधिका के कॉलेज में कई राज्यों के स्टॉलों वाला food fiesta आयोजित हुआ।

  • The week-long fiesta ended with a dance on the beach.

सप्ताह भर चलने वाला fiesta समुद्र तट पर नृत्य के साथ समाप्त हुआ।

  • The school's annual day was a fiesta of songs and plays.

स्कूल का वार्षिक दिवस गीतों और नाटकों का fiesta था।

  • Tourists love to watch the colourful fiesta of the hill town.

पर्यटकों को पहाड़ी नगर का रंगीन fiesta देखना पसंद है।

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✗ We enjoyed a lot in the fiesta.

✓ We enjoyed the fiesta a lot.

Enjoy is transitive and needs an object.

'Enjoy' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसे object चाहिए।

✗ The fiesta was celebrated with great joys.

✓ The fiesta was celebrated with great joy.

Joy is uncountable in this sense and takes no plural s.

इस अर्थ में 'joy' uncountable है और उसमें plural s नहीं लगता।