carnival

carnevale, festa

Festa pubblica con musica, spettacoli di strada, veicoli decorati e spesso cibi speciali.

In inglese semplice: A public celebration with music, street shows, decorated vehicles, and often special food.

• The town holds a carnival every summer.
• Dancers in bright costumes led the carnival parade.
• We tried local food at the carnival.

Sinonimi: festival

Espressioni comuni: street carnival, carnival parade, annual carnival

luna park itinerante

Evento che si sposta da un luogo all’altro con giostre, giochi e altri divertimenti.

In inglese semplice: A travelling event with rides, games, and other entertainment.

• The carnival arrived in town yesterday.
• We won a toy at a carnival game.
• The children tried every ride at the carnival.

Sinonimi: funfair, fair

Espressioni comuni: travelling carnival, carnival rides, carnival games

carnevale

Festa con costumi, musica ed eventi di strada prima della Quaresima cristiana.

In inglese semplice: A celebration with costumes, music, and street events before the Christian period of Lent.

• Carnival comes before Lent.
• We visited Venice during carnival season.
• Thousands of dancers joined the carnival celebrations in Rio.

Espressioni comuni: carnival season, carnival in somewhere, carnival celebrations

circo, carnevale

Miscuglio sfrenato e confuso di cose appariscenti o comportamenti estremi.

In inglese semplice: A wild, confusing mixture of striking things or extreme behaviour.

• The scene was a carnival of chaos.
• The awards show became a carnival of expensive outfits.
• Their meeting turned into a carnival of absurd suggestions.

Come si usa: a carnival of something (The debate became a carnival of insults.)

Espressioni comuni: carnival of something, carnival of excess, carnival of colour