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Dictionary: ga·la   ('lə, găl'ə, gä') pronunciation
n.
  1. A festive occasion, especially a lavish social event or entertainment.
  2. Chiefly British. An athletic competition, especially a swimming contest.
adj.
  1. Marked by lavish or festive celebration: a gala ball after the inaugural ceremony.
  2. Characterized by sumptuous social pleasure: the gala life of the very rich.

[Italian and French, both ultimately from Old French gale, rejoicing, from galer, to make merry. See gallant.]


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noun

    A large or important social gathering: affair, celebration, festivity, fete, function, occasion, party, soiree. Informal do. Slang bash. See group, work/play.

adjective

    Marked by festal celebration: festive, glad, gladsome, happy, joyful, joyous, merry. See happy/unhappy.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A festive celebration.

pronunciation This is a gala day for you. — Groucho Marx (1895-1977).

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Gala may refer to:

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Events and festivities

Places

Names, organizations, and brands

People

  • Gala (King of the Massylii), King of the Massylii of eastern Numidia
  • Gala Dalí (1894–1982), the wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí
  • Antonio Gala (b. 1936), Spanish poet and novelist
  • Gala (singer), New York-based Italian singer/songwriter whose hits include 'Freed from Desire' and 'Let a Boy a Cry'

Fiction, film, music and gaming

  • Gala Brand, a fictional character of Ian Fleming's "James Bond" series novel Moonraker (did not appear in the film version)
  • Gala (album), a compilation album by the English alternative rock band Lush
  • Gala, a planet in the "Star Wars" expanded universe
  • Gala, protagonist of the Legend of Legaia video game

Others


See also Galla Placidia, Roman empress, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - fest, festlighed, galla
adj. - festgalla-

2.
v. intr. - feste

Nederlands (Dutch)
gala, sportevenement (m.n. zwemsport)

Français (French)
1.
n. - gala
adj. - de gala

2.
v. intr. - (S. Afr.) mourir d'envie pour

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Fest, Festlichkeit, Festkleidung
adj. - festlich, Gala...

2.
v. - bitten um, sich sehnen, etwas ersehnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εορτή, εορταστική εκδήλωση, γκαλά

Italiano (Italian)
gala

Português (Portuguese)
n. - gala (f), festa (f)

Русский (Russian)
празднество

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - fiesta de gala, celebración, evento festivo, vestido de fiesta
adj. - festivo, llamativo

2.
v. intr. - ansiar, anhelar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stor fest

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
祭日, 祝贺, 节日, 节日的, 欢庆的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 祭日, 祝賀, 節日
adj. - 節日的, 歡慶的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 축제, 특별한 개최
adj. - 축제의, 특별 개최의

2.
v. intr. - 강한 열망을 느끼다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - お祭り, 祝祭, 競技会
adj. - お祭りの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مهرجان, احتفال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תפארת, חגיגיות, גאלה, תחרות שחיה‬
adj. - ‮חגיגי, ראוותני‬
v. intr. - ‮ערג ל- (דרום-אפריקה)‬


 
 
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