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carnaval

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nounmasculine
  1. the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball

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  • Bien des gens avaient commencé à célébrer le carnaval par les amusements ordinaires, lorsque, vers les cinq heures et demie du soir, on sentit dans toute l'étendue du pays un frémissement de la terre, suivi d'un bruit ressemblant à celui que feraient des milliers de carrosses lourdement chargés et roulant avec vitesse sur des pavés.Many people had begun to celebrate the carnival with ordinary amusements, when, at about five and a half o'clock in the evening, a shiver of the earth was felt throughout the country, followed by a noise resembling the sound of thousands of heavily loaded carriages moving with speed on pavements.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac

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