Festen
to celebrate (rare/archaic, usually 'feiern')
English translations
- 01
The Celebration
Word details
- German meaning
- Auf Nahrung verzichten, um religiöse, gesundheitliche oder andere Gründe.
- English meaning
- to fast
- Synonym
- fasten, enthaltsam sein
- German example
- Viele Menschen fasten während des Ramadan.
- English example
- Many people fast during Ramadan.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich feste du festest er/sie/es ich festet wir festen ihr festet sie festen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gefestet du hast gefestet er/sie/es hat gefestet wir haben gefestet ihr habt gefestet sie haben gefestet
- Past
- ich festete du festetest er/sie/es festete wir festeten ihr festetet sie festeten
Related words
- Sommernacht
summer night
- sintern
Sintering
- gnaden
An archaic genitive form of grace, found in some fixed phrases.
- wegschwimmen
Swim away
- abseihen
Strain
- bürgerlich
bourgeois
- alleinstehend
Single
- eingefroren
Frozen
- erstarrend
freezing, solidifying
- Gas
gas
- Stuhlgang
Bowel movement
- Spalt
Gap
- Sublimation
Sublimation
- Sublimierung
Sublimation
- Affäre
Affair
- Resolution
Resolution
- Aspiration
Aspiration
- Vagabund
Vagabond
- Nomade
A nomad is a person or group of people who have no permanent home but move from place to place, often in search of food or pasture for their livestock.
- Asiarch
Asiarch
- Bindungspartner
A partner is a person with whom one has a close, emotional relationship, often in a romantic context.
- Schmelzwärme
heat of fusion
- Schmelz
Melting
- Aerosol
Aerosol
- Ionenaustausch
Ion exchange
- Sexaffäre
A sex affair is a sexual relationship between two people, at least one of whom is in a committed relationship or marriage. It's a colloquial term for infidelity or an extramarital affair.
- Benetzbarkeit
wettability
- Festkörperphysik
Solid-state physics
- Entschluss
Resolution
- Landstreicherin
Female tramp
- Landstreicherei
Vagrancy
- Landstreicher
Vagrant
- Termineinlage
fixed deposit, time deposit
- Mittwinter
Midwinter
- Phraseologie
Phraseology
- Partyband
Party band
- Küchensieb
Colander
- Treber
spent grain; draff
- Treber
spent grain; draff
- Wandermönch
Wandering monk
- Vagant
Vagrant
- Lebenspartnerin
Life partner (female)
- eine Affäre haben
To have an affair
- fluid
Fluid
- regelmäßig
Regular
- obdachlos
Homeless
- frühreif
Precocious, premature
- stationär
Stationary
Example sentences with “Festen”
Wir wollen festen. (We want to celebrate.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it used?
It is rarely used; 'feiern' is the standard verb for celebrating.