fete champetre

fête champêtre

(fɛt ʃɑ̃pɛtrə) n, pl fêtes champêtres (fɛt ʃɑ̃pɛtrə) 1. a garden party, picnic, or similar outdoor entertainment2. (Art Movements) arts a. a genre of painting popular in France from the early 18th century, characterized by the depiction of figures in pastoral settings. Watteau was its most famous exponentb. a painting in this genre[C18: from French, literally: country festival]

fête champêtre

A French phrase meaning country festival, used to mean an outdoor entertainment such as a picnic or lawn party.

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fete champetre - a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doorsgarden party, lawn partyparty - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner"