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festoyer

to feast, to carouse

verb fes-twah-YEH Rare
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Usage Note

Festoyer means to celebrate with a lavish meal and merriment. It is a literary or slightly old-fashioned verb; everyday French more often uses faire la fête or banqueter. Note the spelling change: festoyer follows the -oyer conjugation pattern, so the stem vowel changes — je festoie, nous festoyons. The noun le festin ('feast') is related.

Examples

"Ils ont festoyé jusqu'à l'aube."

Natural Translation

They feasted until dawn.

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