feast

banchetto, festino

Pasto speciale e abbondante, spesso organizzato per festeggiare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: banquet

Espressioni comuni: wedding feast, prepare a feast, enjoy a feast

delizia, festa

Qualcosa che dà molto piacere, soprattutto attraverso ciò che si vede o si sente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a feast for something (The garden was a feast for the eyes.)

Sinonimi: delight, treat

Espressioni comuni: visual feast, musical feast, feast for everyone

banchettare

Mangiare in abbondanza cibi buoni, spesso durante una festa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: feast on something (We feasted on fresh fish and bread.)

Sinonimi: dine, banquet

Contrari: fast

Espressioni comuni: feast on something, feast together

offrire un banchetto

Offrire a qualcuno un pasto speciale e abbondante per rendergli onore.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: entertain, banquet

Espressioni comuni: feast the guests, feast the victors