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movable feast

/ˈmuːvəbəl fiːst/

Traduction: Fête religieuse ou jour férié qui ne tombe pas à la même date calendaire chaque année, comme Pâques. S'emploie aussi au sens figuré pour désigner quelque chose qui n'est pas fixe dans le temps ou dans un programme.

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/ˈmuːvəbəl fiːst/C1formal
  • frFête religieuse ou jour férié qui ne tombe pas à la même date calendaire chaque année, comme Pâques. S'emploie aussi au sens figuré pour désigner quelque chose qui n'est pas fixe dans le temps ou dans un programme.

A religious feast day or holiday that does not occur on the same calendar date each year, such as Easter. Also used figuratively to describe something that is not fixed in time or schedule.

  1. Religious holiday with variable dateB2formal

    A religious feast day that does not occur on the same calendar date each year, but changes according to a specific rule.

    frfête mobile

    • Easter is a movable feast, celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring.
    • The date of Passover is a movable feast in the Jewish calendar.
    • Many Christian holidays are movable feasts based on the lunar cycle.
  2. Something that changes time or placeC1informal

    An event or thing that is not fixed in time or location; something that can be moved or rescheduled.

    frfête mobile

    • Our family reunion is a movable feast; we pick a different location each year.
    • The deadline for the project is a movable feast, depending on the client's needs.
    • His birthday party is a movable feast because he celebrates it on different weekends.