GERMAN · C2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

zelebrieren

celebrate a religious service

Der Priester zelebrierte die Messe im Freien, damit auch diejenigen teilnehmen konnten, die in der kleinen Kirche keinen Platz mehr gefunden hätten.

The priest celebrated Mass outdoors so that even those who would not have found room in the little church could attend.

make a ritual of; celebrate elaborately

Sie zelebriert das sonntägliche Frühstück, als müsse sie damit der Hektik der ganzen Woche etwas Dauerhaftes entgegensetzen.

She makes a ritual of Sunday breakfast, as if she needed it to set something lasting against the bustle of the entire week.

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