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holiday entertaining

French translation: festins festifs


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:holiday entertaining
French translation:festins festifs
Entered by: Irène Guinez
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07:22 Jan 4, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / CV of a chef
English term or phrase: holiday entertaining
Je ne vois pas du tout le sens dans ce contexte. merci!

Teaching classes ranging from Spanish, French, Italian, Low country cuisine. Also teaching garde manger classes such as ice work, holiday entertaining and basics, covering knife work, mother sauces and butchering.
Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 13:23
festins festifs
Explanation:
Je pense que le jeu de sonorités est le bienvenu dans ce contexte.

L'expression est aussi le nom d'une association lyonnaise encourageant aux plaisirs de la gastronomie.
Pour plus d'infos, voir le lien suivant :
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Fanny Gendrau
Local time: 12:23
Grading comment
Merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6réceptions des fêtes
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +2fêtes de fin d'année
ormiston
4festins festifs
Fanny Gendrau
3divertissement de vacances
Pascale van Kempen-Herlant


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
divertissement de vacances


Explanation:
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Je crois qu'il s'agit d'activités (divers ateliers de cuisine, dont un pour le divertissement pendant les vacances).

Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
Local time: 13:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  emiledgar: "holiday entertaining" is giving parties at home during the end of the year holidays; the class teaches one how to do this.
20 mins
  -> thank you for your explanation emiledgar
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fêtes de fin d'année


Explanation:
je pense que ceci marche mieux - réception fait un peu formel, non ?

ormiston
Local time: 13:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel
6 hrs

agree  Petitavoine
9 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
festins festifs


Explanation:
Je pense que le jeu de sonorités est le bienvenu dans ce contexte.

L'expression est aussi le nom d'une association lyonnaise encourageant aux plaisirs de la gastronomie.
Pour plus d'infos, voir le lien suivant :


    Reference: http://www.jo-association.eu/association/69001/20020025-fest...
Fanny Gendrau
Local time: 12:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
réceptions des fêtes


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2012-01-04 07:27:07 GMT)
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http://veaudelait.com/pour-vos-receptions-des-fetes/

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Note added at 20 hrs (2012-01-05 03:49:55 GMT)
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C'est correct (Ormiston), voir ces liens...


Plan to make holiday entertaining easier on both you and the environment.gnb.cagnb.ca Planifiez afin que les réceptions des fêtes soient moins néfastes pour vous et pour l'environnement.gnb.cagnb.ca
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 13:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  emiledgar
31 mins

agree  Hélène ALEXIS: réceptions au moment des Fêtes
40 mins

agree  Alain Marsol
46 mins

neutral  ormiston: 'des fêtes' = on reçoit des fêtes?
1 hr
  -> ça veut dire 'réception' au moment des fêtes, je ne vois pas votre problème...

agree  Maya Fourioti
2 hrs

agree  1045
16 hrs

agree  enrico paoletti
1 day13 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Jan 11 - Changes made by Irène Guinez:
Edited KOG entryIrène Guinez's old entry - "holiday entertaining" => "festins festifs"


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