party

party
party [ˈpα:tɪ]
1. noun
   a. (political) parti m
   b. ( = group of travellers) groupe m
   c. ( = celebration) fête f ; (in the evening) soirée f ; (formal) réception f
• to have a party organiser une fête
• birthday party fête f d'anniversaire
   d. (legal) partie f
• all parties concerned toutes les parties concernées
• to be party to a crime être complice d'un crime
2. adjective
[politics, leader] de parti, du parti
3. intransitive verb
(inf) faire la fête
• let's party! faisons la fête !
• I'm not a great one for partying je ne suis pas fêtard(e) (inf)
4. compounds
► party animal (inf) noun fêtard(e) (inf) m(f)
► party line noun (Politics) ligne f du parti
• to toe the party line suivre la ligne du parti ► party piece (inf) noun
• to do one's party piece faire son numéro (inf) ► party political adjective
• party political broadcast émission réservée à un parti politique ► party politics noun politique f de parti ; (pejorative) politique f politicienne
► party pooper (inf) noun rabat-joie m inv
► party spirit noun (Politics) esprit m de parti ; ( = gaiety) entrain m
* * *
['pɑːtɪ] 1.
noun
1) (social event) fête f; (in evening) soirée f; (formal) réception f

birthday party — (fête d')anniversaire m

children's party — goûter m d'enfants

leaving party — pot m de départ

2) (group) groupe m; Military détachement m

rescue party — équipe f de secouristes

3) Politics parti m
4) Law (individual, group) partie f
5) sout

to be a party to — être complice de

2.
noun modifier
1) [spirit] de fête; [game] de société
2) Politics [member, policy] du parti
3.
(colloq) intransitive verb faire la fête

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