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Un 4 à 7

English translation: late afternoon or early evening event

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French term or phrase:Un 4 à 7
English translation:late afternoon or early evening event
Entered by: Wyley Powell

20:39 May 23, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: Un 4 à 7
Description of a leadership training session:

"Cette formation sur le leadership ... se déroulait dans le cadre d’un 4 à 7 avec cocktail, donnant ainsi une autre excellente occasion aux membres d’échanger et de réseauter entre eux."

I've found "open house" as one possible translation but that would not seem to work here. Thanks for your suggestions.
Wyley Powell
Canada
Local time: 21:41
late afternoon or early evening event
Explanation:
Seems reasonable.
Selected response from:

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 03:41
Grading comment
Thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +4late afternoon or early evening event
Bashiqa
3 +3Cocktail party from 4 to 7
C. Tougas
4An early-evening affair
NICKY AGATE (X)
3 +1A happy hour
Stephanie Mitchel
3drinks party
Marian Vieyra
3An after-office get-together
Sheila Wilson


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
late afternoon or early evening event


Explanation:
Seems reasonable.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 03:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66
Grading comment
Thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: maybe replace the "or' with a slash ("/") // On second thought, I might drop "early evening" (but I see that Sophieanne has anticipated me).
3 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  philgoddard
25 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  Liliane Hatem
27 mins
  -> Merci.
agree  Sophie Raimondo: I would keep early evening
36 mins
  -> Merci.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
An early-evening affair


Explanation:
What is curious here is that a 5 à 7 is an affair, of the extra-marital rather than the business kind, those being the hours between which French business types would traditionally go see their mistresses before returning home for dinner with the wife and kids. The 4 à 7 evokes this, even if it's unintentional! It would be nice to keep that hint at a double meaning by using "affair"...

NICKY AGATE (X)
Local time: 21:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sophie Raimondo: I don't think the double meaning is intentional here; This is just a term used in business for something that is neither an actual dinner nor a cocktail. If anything I would avoid the word "affair".
33 mins
neutral  C. Tougas: I agree with SophieAnne.
39 mins
neutral  cc in nyc: "early evening" doesn't cover 4-6 p.m.
3 hrs
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Cocktail party from 4 to 7


Explanation:
Just another suggestion

C. Tougas
Canada
Local time: 21:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: Also possible
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Jessica Noyes
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Jessica
agree  silvester55
9 hrs
  -> Thank you
neutral  Sheila Wilson: I believe a cocktail party is a very particular type of event - this is essentially a training course (with a tipple)
21 hrs
  -> Than you. I see most training events that are followed by a networking opportunity for participants. I have always heard these called this way.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A happy hour


Explanation:
Just providing another possibility... often such receptions or events are billed as a 'happy hour' even though it's not a commercial venue and it goes on for more than an hour... Just my experience in the working world.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-05-24 00:03:07 GMT)
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See especially: conferences.

Stephanie Mitchel
United States
Local time: 21:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: maybe, but it depends on the venue
1 hr
  -> True. Thanks.
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
drinks party


Explanation:
This would work if the target is UK, especially London, where I live.


    Reference: http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/514
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sheila Wilson: Sounds very boozy for a training course
11 hrs
  -> Le cocktail is a drinks party. Training then a networking drinks party.
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
An after-office get-together


Explanation:
Or after-work.

After-hours might work, although it might be taken as starting after the pubs close

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 02:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108
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