celebrate

[US]/ˈselɪbreɪt/
[UK]/ˈselɪbreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. observar (un día o evento especial) con festividades; vt. alabar, commend, extol.
Word Forms
Pasadocelebrated
Tercera persona singularcelebrates
Participio pasadocelebrated
Gerundiocelebrating
Pluralcelebrates

Phrases & Collocations

celebrate with

celebrar con

celebrate christmas

celebrar la navidad

Example Sentences

They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.

Ellos tuvieron un gran júbilo para celebrar la victoria.

he celebrated holy communion.

Él celebró la comunión sagrada.

a celebrated patron of the arts.

un mecenas celebrado de las artes.

a garden built to celebrate Napoleon's many triumphs.

un jardín construido para celebrar los muchos triunfos de Napoleón.

a celebrated clarinet virtuoso.

un virtuoso del clarinete celebrado.

a celebrated passage from Shakespeare.

un pasaje celebrado de Shakespeare.

He is a celebrated novelist.

Él es un novelista celebrado.

a sonnet that celebrates love.

un soneto que celebra el amor.

People come from everywhere to celebrate the victory.

La gente viene de todas partes para celebrar la victoria.

They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.

Celebran su aniversario de boda anualmente.

staff celebrated the twenty-fifth birthday of the paper.

El personal celebró el vigésimo quinto aniversario del periódico.

she celebrated with a glass of schnapps.

Ella celebró con un vaso de schnapps.

They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.

Estaban cantando y bailando para celebrar esta alegre ocasión.

He celebrated his birthday with a banquet.

Él celebró su cumpleaños con un banquete.

Let’s celebrate and damn the expense!

¡Celebremos y maldita sea la expense!

We celebrated the New Year with a dance party.

Celebramos el Año Nuevo con una fiesta de baile.

Real-world Examples

We shouldn't be worrying, we should be celebrating...

No deberíamos preocuparnos, sino celebrar...

Source: "Growing Pains" Selected Collection

You can celebrate or bemoan these accomplishments.

Puedes celebrar o lamentar estos logros.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

How is the Chinese Lantern Festival celebrated?

¿Cómo se celebra el Festival de las Linternas Chinas?

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

They celebrated their adulthood at the school playground.

Celebraron su edad adulta en el patio de la escuela.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Celebrating romance, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, guys proposing.

Celebrando el romance, celebrando cumpleaños, aniversarios, chicos que proponen.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

And we were embarrassed that we were celebrating.

Y nos avergonzó que estuviéramos celebrando.

Source: The Secrets of the Titanic

I expect you're all celebrating, aren't you?

¿Espero que todos estén celebrando, verdad?

Source: BEC Preliminary Listening Test Questions (Volume 3)

Remember, success is meant to be celebrated and shared.

Recuerda, el éxito está destinado a ser celebrado y compartido.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

A lively approach to celebrate an age old icon.

Una forma enérgica de celebrar un ícono ancestral.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2014

His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds.

Su amor celebra sus victorias y calma sus heridas.

Source: Love resides in my heart.

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