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party

French translation: dîner

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English term or phrase:party
French translation:dîner
Entered by: GILLES MEUNIER

17:07 Mar 5, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: party
as in an invitation for a French dinner party
laura
dîner
Explanation:
cela signifie un dîner = to give a dinner party, donner un dîner;
to have or give a dinner (party) for someone, organiser un dîner pour quelqu'un (Harraps)

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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 17:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8dîner
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +5soirée
Fernando Muela Sopeña
4 -2boite ou boom
Sladjana Stojanovic
4 -3une boom
Red Cat Studios


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -3
une boom


Explanation:
informal

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Note added at 2002-03-05 17:15:47 (GMT)
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or
\"Une soirée dansante.\"
more elegant...
Good luck!

Red Cat Studios
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in pair: 212

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: not dinner party, a party
3 mins
  -> that's right, thanks
disagree  Carolin Dierksmeier: Une boum is a teenager party and une soirée dansante is a party où on danse...
11 mins
  -> true
disagree  Geneviève von Levetzow: D'accord avec les réponses précédentes.
2 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
soirée


Explanation:
Good luck!

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Note added at 2002-03-05 17:17:28 (GMT)
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\"Soirée\" is a social gathering in the evening, especially for music and conversation.

Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  thierry2
0 min
agree  Thierry LOTTE
2 mins
agree  Magrik
16 mins
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
2 hrs
agree  ohlala (X)
6 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
dîner


Explanation:
cela signifie un dîner = to give a dinner party, donner un dîner;
to have or give a dinner (party) for someone, organiser un dîner pour quelqu'un (Harraps)



GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 75574
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carolin Dierksmeier
8 mins
agree  Red Cat Studios
12 mins
agree  Magrik: In the context given by the asker, you are indeed right. The previous answer (which I also agreed to), would be a term appropriate to other contexts..However, I can't modify my rating :(
17 mins
agree  tradusport
2 hrs
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
2 hrs
agree  Guylaine Vidal: Oui oui!! C'est un d¨
4 hrs
agree  Ana.uk
5 hrs
agree  Rado Varbanov
16 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
boite ou boom


Explanation:
boite est party a la maison
boom est party au caffe, disqoteque etc...

Sladjana Stojanovic
Serbia and Montenegro
Local time: 17:08
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Guylaine Vidal: sorry but it is exactly the contrary!!
2 hrs
disagree  Ana.uk: Agree with Guylaine. Boîte is a nightclub.
3 hrs
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