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doyenne de l'assistance

English translation: senior attendee

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French term or phrase:doyenne de l'assistance
English translation:senior attendee
Entered by: AllegroTrans

02:45 Jul 18, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: doyenne de l'assistance
The scene: A large, 2-day gathering of people with a common interest.

This is a recap of the event, and the writer is describing opening night, a BBQ.

Différents dignitaires prennent la parole et on présente la doyenne de l'assistance, Mme X, qui a célébré ses 101 ans avec nous. Mme X a d’ailleurs reçu un membership à vie comme cadeau d’anniversaire.

So far I,m working with "special guest".
NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 16:46
senior attendee
Explanation:
another suggestion

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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-07-18 12:35:47 GMT)
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CommuniGate | 2004 Reunion a Big success ! Photo Album No 1 ...
... of the hospital saw the quizmaster dispense with the rules by not announcing the correct answers and giving a prize for the latest and not the most senior attendee on the ...
www.communigate.co.uk/sussex/friendsofstfrancis/page56.phtm... - Cached
NUI Galway Alumni, NUI Galway
The most senior attendee was Ms Anne Byrne, a commerce graduate from 1936 and an arts graduate from 1937 who travelled from Co Longford to celebrate the 73rd year of her ...
www.nuigalway.ie/alumni/newsletter/june_09.html - Cached
Web Site of the Jamaica Defence Force
Sandi T assisting most senior attendee, Victor Beek. Jon Banks wrote: “…..I had a great time at the reunion. Although a ...
www.jdfmil.org/info/releases/2009/sep3.php - Cached
6-30-08 OCHS Class of 58 Hosts 2008 Oconee Alumni Banquet on ...
Mary Parsons Dickens of the Class of 1932 was the most senior attendee. The youngest attendee was Haley Williams, 2008 graduate of OCHS. Trey Harden, 2007 graduate ...
www.avoc.info/info/article.php?article=3899&ENGINEsessID=..... - Cached
NUI Galway Alumni, NUI Galway
The most senior attendee was Mr Charles McGrath, an engineering graduate from 1939 who travelled from Dublin to celebrate the 69th year of his graduation.
www.nuigalway.ie/alumni/newsletter/may_08.html - Cached
Heidelberg Sees Drupa as an Opportunity - Maria Manns - Paper ...
At 98 years old, Maria Manns was introduced by Heidelberg CEO Bernhard Schreier as the show’s most senior attendee! Manns was born in September 1910 in Düsseldorf and ...
pffc-online.com/news/6352-drupa-manns-0702 - Cached
Selected response from:

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:46
Grading comment
This is what I went with. Thanks for all suggestions - they were all helpful.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5oldest person present
Cyril B.
4 +4doyenne of the gathering
Paul Hirsh
4oldest lady in attendance
jmleger
4senior attendee
AllegroTrans


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
oldest person present


Explanation:
or 'eldest person in the... house, audience, ...'.
It's all about her canonical age :)

Cyril B.
France
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Weston
2 hrs
  -> Merci Daniel
agree  B D Finch
6 hrs
  -> Merci B D
agree  Bertrand Leduc
9 hrs
  -> Merci Bertrand
agree  Kate Collyer
12 hrs
  -> Thank you Kate
agree  emiledgar
16 hrs
  -> Thank you Emile
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
oldest lady in attendance


Explanation:
also

jmleger
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 115

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: what if there is a man older than herself? I don't think using "lady" here is appropriate, unless it was an all-ladies gathering
44 mins
  -> In an social setting we don't speak of men and women, we use ladies and gentlemen in the US
neutral  Catharine Cellier-Smart: agree with Allegro
1 hr
  -> And i should not have used "pold", but "senior". You never call a lady old.
neutral  B D Finch: Some of us wimmen find "lady" patronising.
1 hr
  -> Not in the US. It's SOP. Especially if you talking about women of a certain age. It's the polite way to address them. You may time-warpped in 70's wymin's lib.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
doyenne of the gathering


Explanation:
doyenne is also allowed in English

Paul Hirsh
France
Local time: 22:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Letredenoblesse
1 hr
  -> thanks Agnes!
agree  Lara Barnett
4 hrs
  -> thanks Lara!
agree  Sheila Wilson
4 hrs
  -> thanks Sheila!
agree  Verginia Ophof
7 hrs
  -> thanks Verginia!
neutral  emiledgar: Won't work in the US/I'm not saying that there won't be some people who will understand, but that you'll lose a substantial percentage of the population...
11 hrs
  -> Somehow that doesn't surprise me, even though I have it in my Websters Dictionary (supposedly of US usage)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
senior attendee


Explanation:
another suggestion

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 hrs (2012-07-18 12:35:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

CommuniGate | 2004 Reunion a Big success ! Photo Album No 1 ...
... of the hospital saw the quizmaster dispense with the rules by not announcing the correct answers and giving a prize for the latest and not the most senior attendee on the ...
www.communigate.co.uk/sussex/friendsofstfrancis/page56.phtm... - Cached
NUI Galway Alumni, NUI Galway
The most senior attendee was Ms Anne Byrne, a commerce graduate from 1936 and an arts graduate from 1937 who travelled from Co Longford to celebrate the 73rd year of her ...
www.nuigalway.ie/alumni/newsletter/june_09.html - Cached
Web Site of the Jamaica Defence Force
Sandi T assisting most senior attendee, Victor Beek. Jon Banks wrote: “…..I had a great time at the reunion. Although a ...
www.jdfmil.org/info/releases/2009/sep3.php - Cached
6-30-08 OCHS Class of 58 Hosts 2008 Oconee Alumni Banquet on ...
Mary Parsons Dickens of the Class of 1932 was the most senior attendee. The youngest attendee was Haley Williams, 2008 graduate of OCHS. Trey Harden, 2007 graduate ...
www.avoc.info/info/article.php?article=3899&ENGINEsessID=..... - Cached
NUI Galway Alumni, NUI Galway
The most senior attendee was Mr Charles McGrath, an engineering graduate from 1939 who travelled from Dublin to celebrate the 69th year of his graduation.
www.nuigalway.ie/alumni/newsletter/may_08.html - Cached
Heidelberg Sees Drupa as an Opportunity - Maria Manns - Paper ...
At 98 years old, Maria Manns was introduced by Heidelberg CEO Bernhard Schreier as the show’s most senior attendee! Manns was born in September 1910 in Düsseldorf and ...
pffc-online.com/news/6352-drupa-manns-0702 - Cached

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 115
Grading comment
This is what I went with. Thanks for all suggestions - they were all helpful.
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