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soirées d'exception

English translation: gala evenings

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French term or phrase:soirées d\'exception
English translation:gala evenings
Entered by: Paul Hirsh

09:55 Mar 2, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / hotels
French term or phrase: soirées d'exception
restaurant xxx organise réceptions, événements, soirées d'exception ou prestations extérieures.

another horrible expression
Paul Hirsh
France
Local time: 18:27
gala occasions
Explanation:
Just an idea.

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Or "gala evenings".

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Note added at 7 days (2011-03-09 19:40:31 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, thank you Paul.
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Sarah Mathrick
France
Local time: 18:27
Grading comment
Fits the bill, thank you !!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3unforgettable evenings
Sarah Bessioud
4 +3exclusive soirées
Sheila Wilson
4 +1exceptional/premier/select evening functions
Evans (X)
5prestigious dinners
kashew
4exceptional parties
Terry Richards
4Exclusive evening parties / Unique social evenings (or events)
Lara Barnett
4red-letter parties
Michel F. Morin
4eclectic soirées (nights or evening events)
Ellen Kraus
3 +1gala occasions
Sarah Mathrick
3unique events
Sylvie Mathis


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
exceptional parties


Explanation:
I was about to suggest "evening events" instead of parties but I see they already have events in the list.

You could also replace "exceptional" with some other over-blown adjective. Fantastic, amazing...

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 18:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Exclusive evening parties / Unique social evenings (or events)


Explanation:
Two ideas here that could even be mixed and matched:

Unique evening events / exclusive social evenings

Example sentence(s):
  • "Unique (Themed) Evening Party Idea in Devon"

    Reference: http://www.crealy.co.uk/devon/parties-groups/evening-functio...
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unique events


Explanation:
or parties

Sylvie Mathis
Spain
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
unforgettable evenings


Explanation:
Soirées d'exceptions are those that stand out as being memorable or unforgettable - for whatever reason ;-)

Unforgettable evenings, memorable evenings, evenings to remember...

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 18:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: how can they be unforgettable, memorable before they take place? /but is an unforgettable evening a marketable commodity?
12 mins
  -> You can certainly plan or organise an unforgettable evening. It is one that WILL not be forgotten, as a result of the entertainment,decor, food, guest list etc.// IMO, very much so. Events are intangible but you can market the memories that one will keep.
agree  Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
44 mins
  -> Thank you Mokhtar
agree  AllegroTrans: writeaway is not right; this is typical marketing speak, in common usage
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Allegro
agree  Mpoma: yes writeway's comment is a bit like the physicist Dirac who, when asked whether he would like to dance with any of the lovely girls present, said: "how do you know they are lovely?"
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Mpoma
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
exceptional/premier/select evening functions


Explanation:
Obviously you have a wide choice of adjectives here, but I think "evening functions" covers all the possibilities of "soirées.

Evans (X)
Local time: 17:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippa Smith: I like your "select evening functions", just right!
10 mins
  -> thank you, Philippa!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
red-letter parties


Explanation:
Well, perhaps a translation a bit less literal may be tempting !


    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/red-letter
Michel F. Morin
France
Local time: 18:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: never heard this term used
7 hrs
  -> And yet it does exist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_letter_day) !
neutral  Mpoma: sounds a bit saucy to me
13 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
exclusive soirées


Explanation:
There are still loads more possibilities! I would leave soirées as it has that exlusive, chic feel to it in English. More suggestions:

Unmissable soirées
Not-to-be-missed soirées - Googles quite well
Ultimate soirées - as overblown as the original, if not more so

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 17:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 45

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  AllegroTrans
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
eclectic soirées (nights or evening events)


Explanation:
with the emphasis being put on eclectic.

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 18:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I think the use of 'eclectic' here not only risks being over-interpretation, but is also slightly out of register.
4 hrs
neutral  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Eclectic soirées is not what a restaurant would generally advertise.
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
prestigious dinners


Explanation:
or use the French "prestigious soirées" for more snob-appeal.

kashew
France
Local time: 18:27
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gala occasions


Explanation:
Just an idea.

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Note added at 18 mins (2011-03-02 10:13:44 GMT)
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Or "gala evenings".

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Note added at 7 days (2011-03-09 19:40:31 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, thank you Paul.

Sarah Mathrick
France
Local time: 18:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Fits the bill, thank you !!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ormiston: I think GALA EVENTS would cover the idea perfectly
43 mins
  -> Yes, I think that would work.
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