Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
de grande tenue
English translation:
a grand affair
Added to glossary by
athena22
Oct 2, 2002 06:05
21 yrs ago
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French term
grande tenue
French to English
Other
La réception en Mairie était de grande tenue.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | The reception at the Town Hall was a grand affair |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 +12 | was a very formal/full dress affair |
mckinnc
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| 5 +2 | black tie |
Gayle Wallimann
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| 4 +2 | stylish |
Cristiana Coblis
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| 4 | ceremonial dress |
Francis MARC
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| 4 | formal attire |
Teletariat
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Proposed translations
7 hrs
Selected
The reception at the Town Hall was a grand affair
that's the way it would be said.
:)
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Note added at 2002-10-02 13:37:11 (GMT)
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Believe me, I have attended many in France.
:)
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Note added at 2002-10-02 13:37:11 (GMT)
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Believe me, I have attended many in France.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, yes, I believe this is it: thank you! As several people have noted,
"en grande tenue" means formal attire/ceremonial dress/full uniform,
etc.,etc. But this was "de grande tenue," which is a bit
different. Thanks, everyone, for weighing in."
+12
4 mins
was a very formal/full dress affair
en grande tenue - full dress (Robert Collins)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Libero_Lang_Lab
1 min
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| agree |
Gayle Wallimann
: Yes, expecially if there were people in uniforms present, full dress.
2 mins
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| agree |
Cristiana Coblis
3 mins
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| agree |
Thierry LOTTE
: very formal .... garments have nothing to do in this event.....
14 mins
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| agree |
writeaway
: agree with Gayle's comment
23 mins
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| agree |
MikeGarcia
52 mins
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| agree |
spencer
1 hr
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| agree |
Florence Bremond
: formal - full dress would be EN grande tenue
2 hrs
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| agree |
jerrie
2 hrs
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| agree |
JCEC
3 hrs
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| agree |
NancyLynn
5 hrs
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| agree |
Christopher Crockett
: With Oddie's adjustment in play.
7 hrs
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+2
4 mins
Gayle Wallimann
Native in English
American in Provence
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1213
black tie
That would be a comparable expression, I think. A black tie affair is what comes to my mind.
Robert & Collins (along with some experience)
Regards,
Gayle
Robert & Collins (along with some experience)
Regards,
Gayle
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: would eover more territory-full dress is generally more connected with military
11 mins
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| neutral |
Thierry LOTTE
: de grande tenue in this casedoes not refers to the garments
13 mins
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That's right, and the expression is used to describe the situation as well as dress. Formal would be good, also.
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| neutral |
Florence Bremond
: agree with Thierry - formal would be EN grande tenue
2 hrs
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| agree |
NancyLynn
5 hrs
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+2
6 mins
Cristiana Coblis
Romania
Romania
Romania
Marketing, IT, e-commerce and travel
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Spanish to Romanian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
stylish
fashionable, high class
15 mins
ceremonial dress
"full dress" pour des militaires
3 hrs
formal attire
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