| festival | n 1. occasion for religious or customary celebration, (if solemn) perayaan; (if festive) pesta: the Moon Cake F~, perayaan Kuih Bulan; the Harvest F~ in Sabah, Pesta Menuai di Sabah; 2. cultural, musical event or entertainment, pesta, temasya: a pop ~, pesta pop; the Asian Film F~, Pesta Filem Asia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| commemorate | vt honour memory of, be in honour of, a. (of statue, monument, festival, etc) approp v + utk memperingati: a religious festival commemorating the birth of Gautama Buddha, perayaan keagamaan yg diadakan utk memperingati kelahiran Gautama Buddha; b. (of person) memperingati: today we ~ the fortieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hari ini kita memperingati ulang tahun yg ke-40 pengeboman Hiroshima dan Nagasaki; a monument was built to ~ the battle, sebuah tugu dibina utk memperingati pertempuran itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eve | n 1. a. evening before stated religious festival or holiday, malam: on New Year’s ~, pd malam Tahun Baru; b. day before stated religious festival or holiday, hari sebelum: Christmas ~, hari sebelum Krismas; 2. time just before an important event, menjelang: he became ill on the ~ of the competition, dia jatuh sakit menjelang pertandingan itu; 3. (archaic or poet.) evening, malam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| showcase | the eight-day Folk Arts Festival is intended to be a ~ of ASEAN cultures, Pesta Seni Rakyat yg berlangsung selama lapan hari itu bertujuan dijadikan wadah utk mempamerkan kebudayaan ASEAN. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| observer | n pemerhati; (of festival, religious celebration, etc), (orang) yg merayakan [sst]. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Feast of Lanterns | n (Chinese festival) Pesta Tanglung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| movable feast | n (esp of religious festival), (hari) perayaan yg tarikhnya berubah-ubah: Christmas is celebrated on 25 December while Easter is a ~, Krismas dirayakan pd 25 hb Disember, manakala Easter ialah perayaan yg tarikhnya berubah-ubah | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bicentenary | adj ulang tahun (yg) ke-200: ~ festival, perayaan ulang tahun yg ke-200; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| observe | 2. abide by, follow, mematuhi; (festival, birthday, etc) merayakan, meraikan: he promised to ~ the rules in the future, dia berjanji akan mematuhi peraturan pd masa yg akan datang; the family ~s all the religious festivals, keluarga itu meraikan semua perayaan agama; do you ~ Good Friday, adakah kamu merayakan hari Good Friday?; ~ a minute’s silence, bertafakur sejenak; 3. comment, remark, katanya; (+ rel clause) mengatakan: “It’s going to rain,” she ~d, “Hari akan hujan,” katanya; she ~d that the price of used cars had almost doubled, dia mengatakan bahawa harga kereta terpakai telah naik hampir dua kali ganda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| organizer | n penganjur, pengelola: the ~s of the music festival, penganjur pesta muzik itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |