No. 11,574 in Spanish
festivos
Holidays or public holidays.
In a sentence
Los días festivos son una oportunidad para descansar.
Holidays are an opportunity to rest.
Here, "festivos" is used as an adjective to refer to specific days designated for celebration or rest.
En el ambiente festivo de la navidad, todo el mundo estaba alegre.
In the festive atmosphere of Christmas, everyone was joyous.
In this case, "festivo" describes the joyful and celebratory state associated with a holiday event.
Las luces festivas adornaban las calles en diciembre.
Festive lights decorated the streets in December.
Here, "festivas" qualifies "lights," indicating that they are specifically associated with celebrations or festivals.
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