Значение
значений: 5Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
Carnival of Brazil
Venice Carnival
Fastnacht
A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
Karneval, Fasching, Fastnacht
карнава́лkarnavál
карнава́лkarnavál
(США)A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.
We all got to ride the merry-go-round when they brought their carnival to town.
When the carnival came to town, every one wanted some cotton candy.
A context in which transgression or inversion of the social order is given temporary license. Derived from the work of Mikhail Bakhtin.
(переносно)A gaudily chaotic situation.
a carnival of idiocy
- a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
- a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
- a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
Примеры
предложений: 24I thought you were going to the carnival with Tom tonight.
I thought that you were going to the carnival with Tom tonight.
How was the carnival?
Rio's carnival is held in February.
Карнавал в Рио проходит в феврале.
deDer Karneval in Rio findet im Februar statt.
I hate snow and the carnival.
Ненавижу снег и карнавалы.
deIch hasse Schnee und den Karneval.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnemFrom Middle French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnem levāmen (“meat dismissal”). Other scholars suggest Latin carnuālia (“meat-based country feast”) or carrus nāvālis (“boat wagon; float”) instead. Doublet of carnaval.
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