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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBeach party
/ˈbiːtʃ ˌpɑːr.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A social gathering or party held on a beach, typically involving music, a bonfire, swimming, and socializing.
"The teenagers organized a lively beach party to celebrate the end of the school year." - 2
A cinematic genre or cultural motif from the 1960s centered around youth culture, surfing, and outdoor festivities near the ocean.
"The film festival featured a retrospective on classic 1960s beach party movies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the Old English words 'bēce' (beach) and the Middle French/Latin borrowing 'party' (from Latin 'partire', to divide or share). Emerging prominently in mid-20th-century American pop culture, particularly associated with surf culture and Hollywood beach party films of the 1960s, it denotes a social gathering held on a sandy shore.
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fête sur la plage
Transliteration: fɛt syʁ la plaʒ
"Nous avons organisé une fête sur la plage pour regarder le coucher du soleil."
Strandparty
Transliteration: ʃtʁantˌpaʁti
"Die Strandparty dauerte bis spät in die Nacht."
festa sulla spiaggia
Transliteration: ˈfɛstə ˈsulla ˈspjaʤa
"Sabato prossimo ci sarà una grande festa sulla spiaggia."
fiesta en la playa
Transliteration: ˈfjesta en la ˈplaʝa
"Encendimos una fogata durante la fiesta en la playa."
festas na praia
Transliteration: ˈfɛstɐz na ˈpɾajɐ
Script: festa na praia
"Eles curtiram uma festa na praia com muita música."
समुद्र तट पार्टी
Transliteration: samudra taṭ pārtī
"हमने सप्ताहांत में समुद्र तट पार्टी का आनंद लिया।"
海滩派对
Transliteration: hǎitān pàiduì
"他们在海滩派对上玩得很开心。"
해변 파티
Transliteration: haebyeon pati
"우리는 모래사장 위에서 해변 파티를 열었다."
ビーチパーティー
Transliteration: bīchi pātiī
"友達と一緒に楽しいビーチパーティーを開催しました。"
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