fiesta
sustantivo femenino
| 1. | [reunión]
party
[de pueblo etc] (local) festivities pl fiesta benéfica fête fiesta de disfraces fancy-dress party fiesta mayor local celebrations for the festival of a town's patron saint la fiesta nacional bull fighting aguar la fiesta a alguien to spoil somebody's fun no estar para fiestas to be in no mood for joking |
| 2. | [día]
public holiday
ser fiesta to be a public holiday hacer fiesta to be on holiday |
fiestas
sustantivo femenino plural
[vacaciones] holidays
| Fiestas |
| The Spanish word fiesta has long since entered the vocabulary of English, largely due to the centrality of such celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world. There are a number of national holidays when offices are likely to be closed or short-staffed - notably during “Semana Santa” (Easter) and in August. There are also annual regional and local celebrations, and these can also mean little important business can be done. For example, Valencia has its “Fallas” (a week-long celebration based on fireworks and bonfires) in March, while Pamplona has its nine day “Sanfermines” (with the famous running of the bulls through the streets) in July. |
