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"a black leather affair"

French translation: jeu de mot sur "black tie affair" = "tenue cuir noir de rigueur"

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English term or phrase:"a black leather affair"
French translation:jeu de mot sur "black tie affair" = "tenue cuir noir de rigueur"
Entered by: Christian Fournier

17:24 Feb 13, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: "a black leather affair"
Found on a biker website. I have a feeling this refers to a specific expression in English, but no idea what it may mean.
Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 15:30
jeu de mot sur "black tie affair", tout le monde vient en cuir noir, à mon avis
Explanation:
Since this dream was achieved from the back of Harley Davidson motorcycle, Robin will be holding a "Black Leather Affair" auction --a take off on the traditional "Black Tie Affair", on November 16th at Harley Davidson of Seattle in Lynnwood, WA. Tickets

http://www.virtualcoffee.com/articles/fall06/article3.html
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hirselina
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2 +1jeu de mot sur "black tie affair", tout le monde vient en cuir noir, à mon avis
hirselina
3soirée tenue motard
Sue Crocker


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a black leather affair
jeu de mot sur "black tie affair", tout le monde vient en cuir noir, à mon avis


Explanation:
Since this dream was achieved from the back of Harley Davidson motorcycle, Robin will be holding a "Black Leather Affair" auction --a take off on the traditional "Black Tie Affair", on November 16th at Harley Davidson of Seattle in Lynnwood, WA. Tickets

http://www.virtualcoffee.com/articles/fall06/article3.html

hirselina
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Merci beaucoup, ça confirme mon intuition.

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black leather affair
soirée tenue motard


Explanation:
this expression is making a reference to the English expression black tie affair which is used to describe the dress code for swanky events
tenue de soirée would be the straight up term but for a biker event soirée tenue motard or something of that ilk would be in order

Example sentence(s):
  • Vous êtes invité à une soirée tenue motard.
Sue Crocker
Canada
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: English
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