celebrate

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

Translation

vt. & vi. observere (en spesiell dag eller hending) med feiringer; vt. prisa, anerkjenne, lovfest.
Word Forms
Past Tensecelebrated
Third Person Singularcelebrates
Past Participlecelebrated
Present Participlecelebrating
Pluralcelebrates

Phrases & Collocations

celebrate with

feire med

celebrate christmas

feire jul

Example Sentences

They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.

De hadde en stor jubileumshøytid for å feire seieren.

he celebrated holy communion.

han feiret hellige kommunion.

a celebrated patron of the arts.

en anerkjent kulturpersonlighet.

a garden built to celebrate Napoleon's many triumphs.

et hage bygd for å feire Napoleons mange seire.

a celebrated clarinet virtuoso.

en anerkjent klarinettvirtuose.

a celebrated passage from Shakespeare.

en anerkjent passasje fra Shakespeare.

He is a celebrated novelist.

Han er en anerkjent forfatter.

a sonnet that celebrates love.

en sonett som feirer kærlighet.

People come from everywhere to celebrate the victory.

Folk kommer fra alle kanter for å feire seieren.

They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.

De feirer bryllupsjubileet sitt hvert år.

staff celebrated the twenty-fifth birthday of the paper.

ansatte feiret det 25-årsjubileet for avisen.

she celebrated with a glass of schnapps.

hun feiret med en glass schnapps.

They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.

De sang og danset for å feire denne gledelige anledningen.

He celebrated his birthday with a banquet.

Han feiret bryllupet med et bankett.

Let’s celebrate and damn the expense!

La oss feire og fordamme kostnaden!

We celebrated the New Year with a dance party.

Vi feiret nytt år med en dans-parti.

Real-world Examples

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

Vi burde ikke være bekymret, vi burde feire...

Source: "Growing Pains" Selected Collection

You can celebrate or bemoan these accomplishments.

Du kan feire eller beklage disse oppnåelse.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

How is the Chinese Lantern Festival celebrated?

Hvordan feires Kinesisk Lysfest?

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

They celebrated their adulthood at the school playground.

De feiret voksenlivet deres på skolegården.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Celebrating romance, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, guys proposing.

Feire romantikk, feire bursdager, jubileer, gutter som proposerer.

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

And we were embarrassed that we were celebrating.

Og vi følte oss forlegen fordi vi feiret.

Source: The Secrets of the Titanic

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

Jeg antar at dere alle feirer, ikke sant?

Source: BEC Preliminary Listening Test Questions (Volume 3)

Remember, success is meant to be celebrated and shared.

Husk, suksess er ment å feires og deles.

Source: English multiple choice exercise.

A lively approach to celebrate an age old icon.

En levende tilnærming for å feire en gammeldags ikon.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2014

His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds.

Hans kærlighet feirer hennes seire og stiller hennes sår til ro.

Source: Love resides in my heart.

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