a good way to celebrate

[BleuBird]

The word "way" is giving me some trouble in the above phrase.

"Ce serait un bon façon de célébrer su prouesse"? - It would be a good way to celebrate his achievement.

I feel this is very literal. Any ideas? The context is that a family is going to plan a holiday before the eldest son leaves for university.

 

[Jeanne75]

Hello,

Façon is definitely the correct word, but it's "une bonne" façon de célébrer son / sa ...

and "fêter" is more common in French than "célébrer"

Cheers

 

[BleuBird]

Ahh thank you very much!! I think a bit of spanish slipped in there :L Will remember about fêter/célébrer in future!!

 

[laverdure2]

You can't translate achievement by prouesse, unless you mean that going to uni is really exceptional for him. The word 'réussite' fits better here.

 

[BleuBird]

ahh okay thank you