English Experts

[donay mendonça]

Olá Pessoal,

Festa de formatura:

Graduation party:Refer-se a festas de formatura em geral(High school,college)
Prom(US):Comum nos EUA e é normalmente relativa ao High School.

They´re having a graduation party on Saturday.(Eles vão fazer uma festa de formatura no sábado.)

Bons estudos!

[roamahelena]

I've seen this word as "prom" at Crepúsculo movie, it means: a formal dance party for high school students, often held at the end of a school year. From Longman Dictionary, but I don't know if we can use this word at the end of a college.

[Thomas]

Roamahelena, I've only heard "prom" used with high schools in the USA, but Merriam-Websters says it is used for college parties too. Now, a "prom" is a party given by the school. It is NOT a party in a private home.