feast

Festmahl, Bankett

Ein besonderes, großes Essen mit reichlich Speisen, oft zu einer Feier.

In einfachem Englisch: A large, special meal with plenty of food, often eaten to celebrate something.

• We prepared a feast.
• The wedding feast lasted for hours.
• They invited the whole village to their feast.

Synonyme: banquet

Häufige Wendungen: wedding feast, prepare a feast, enjoy a feast

Genuss, Augenschmaus

Etwas, das große Freude bereitet, besonders durch seinen Anblick oder Klang.

In einfachem Englisch: Something that gives you a lot of pleasure, especially through what you see or hear.

• The exhibition was a visual feast.
• That concert offered a feast for the ears.
• The bright costumes made the show a feast for the eyes.

So benutzt man es: a feast for something (The garden was a feast for the eyes.)

Synonyme: delight, treat

Häufige Wendungen: visual feast, musical feast, feast for everyone

schlemmen, festlich speisen

Viel gutes Essen genießen, oft bei einer Feier.

In einfachem Englisch: To eat a large amount of good food, often at a celebration.

• We feasted together all evening.
• The guests feasted on roast chicken.
• They had feasted well before the dancing began.

So benutzt man es: feast on something (We feasted on fresh fish and bread.)

Synonyme: dine, banquet

Gegenteile: fast

Häufige Wendungen: feast on something, feast together

bewirten

Jemandem zu Ehren ein besonderes, reichhaltiges Essen anbieten.

In einfachem Englisch: To honour someone by giving them a large, special meal.

• The king feasted his guests.
• The town feasted the returning soldiers.
• Their hosts feasted them in the great hall.

Synonyme: entertain, banquet

Häufige Wendungen: feast the guests, feast the victors