super fête
The English phrase "great party" is translated into French as super fête.
This phrase refers to a social gathering that is very enjoyable or exciting.
Which one should you use?
While super fête uses super as an adjective, it is more colloquial than using the adjective excellente. You can also say une fête géniale to mean "a great party".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
super fête is an informal and casual way to express that a party was great. For more formal situations, you may use Superbe fête or Merveilleuse réception (which translates to "wonderful reception").
How does it change in a sentence?
Because fête is a feminine noun, the indefinite article used is une (e.g., une super fête). When super fête is used in the plural following a preposition or in a partitive sense, the article des often becomes de (e.g., de super fêtes).
Did you know?
- In modern French slang, you might hear people use the word chouette to describe a party, which literally translates to the bird 'owl'.
- In France, a fête can refer to a specific saint's day associated with a person's name, similar to a name day.
- While super is a common adjective, if you use it to describe a party in a very casual setting, you might hear people say C’était une trop bonne fête, where trop acts as 'very' instead of 'too much'.
Examples in context
- Tu as raté une super fête !You missed out on a great party!This sentence is useful for expressing that someone missed out on the super fête.Tatoeba #10221609 by lbdx, translation #3631217 by Luciosp
- La soirée était tout simplement superbe. Félicitations pour l'organisation !The evening was simply superb. Congratulations on the organization!
- Wow ! La soirée était géniale ! On s'est vraiment bien amusés !Wow! The party was awesome! We had a blast!
- C'était une super fête hier soir.It was a great party last night.
- On a organisé une super fête pour son anniversaire.We organized a great party for her birthday.
Example conversation
Nathan and Chloé are talking about a party from last weekend.
- NathanC'était une super fête, non ?It was a great party, wasn't it?
- ChloéOui, je me suis beaucoup amusée !Yes, I had a lot of fun!
- NathanLa musique était géniale.The music was great.
- ChloéC'est vrai, c'était parfait.That's true, it was perfect.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
