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Translate carnival from English to French

Summary

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carnival:
- carnaval
Wiktionary:
- carnival → carnaval, foire
- carnival → carnaval

English

Detailed Translations for carnival from English to French

carnival:

carnival [the ~] noun

the carnival (Mardi Gras)
le carnaval
- carnaval [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for carnival:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
carnaval	Mardi Gras; carnival
-	circus; fair; funfair

Related Words for "carnival":

carnivals

Synonyms for "carnival":

Related Definitions for "carnival":

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions¹
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.¹
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment¹
- the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere¹

Wiktionary Translations for carnival:

carnival

noun

festive occasion marked by parades
- carnival → carnaval

carnival

noun

festival de costume et de couleur qui commence traditionnellement le jour des Rois et finit le mercredi des cendres.
- carnaval → carnival
assemblée considérable et publique qui se tient en temps et lieu désignés d’avance, où tous les marchands peuvent étaler et vendre des objets de leur commerce.
- foire → annual fair; carnival; fair; market; festival; fête; trade fair; bazaar

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• carnival	→ carnaval	↔ Fastnacht — Volkstum: Heute ist die Fastnacht auf eine längere Periode, die Fastnachtszeit, ausgedehnt.
• carnival	→ carnaval	↔ Karneval — Volkstum: Zeit ausgelassenen Feierns vor der 40-tägigen Fastenzeit.
• carnival	→ carnaval	↔ carnaval — een volksfeest gedurende de vier dagen die aan de grote vasten voorafgaan waarop verkleedpartijen plaatsvinden

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