No. 5,729 in Catalan
festa
"Festa" in Catalan means "party" or "celebration."
In a sentence
El dissabte aniré a una festa d'aniversari.
On Saturday, I will go to a birthday party.
Here, 'festa' refers to a celebratory gathering for a special occasion such as a birthday.
Al meu poble, celebrem la festa major al juny.
In my village, we celebrate the main town festival in June.
In this sentence, 'festa' denotes a public or communal celebration, often linked to a tradition or local event.
Aquest dissabte és festa nacional, així que no treballarem.
This Saturday is a national holiday, so we won't work.
Here, 'festa' represents a holiday or a day of rest recognized officially, on which usual work stops.
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