Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"a black leather affair"
French translation:
jeu de mot sur "black tie affair" = "tenue cuir noir de rigueur"
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Christian Fournier
Feb 13, 2007 17:24
17 yrs ago
English term
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"a black leather affair"
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Linguistics
Found on a biker website. I have a feeling this refers to a specific expression in English, but no idea what it may mean.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 2 +1 | jeu de mot sur "black tie affair", tout le monde vient en cuir noir, à mon avis |
hirselina
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| 3 | soirée tenue motard |
Sue Crocker
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Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
a black leather affair
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jeu de mot sur "black tie affair", tout le monde vient en cuir noir, à mon avis
Since this dream was achieved from the back of Harley Davidson motorcycle, Robin will be holding a "Black Leather Affair" auction --a take off on the traditional "Black Tie Affair", on November 16th at Harley Davidson of Seattle in Lynnwood, WA. Tickets
http://www.virtualcoffee.com/articles/fall06/article3.html
http://www.virtualcoffee.com/articles/fall06/article3.html
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Michael Hesselnberg (X)
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English term (edited):
black leather affair
soirée tenue motard
this expression is making a reference to the English expression black tie affair which is used to describe the dress code for swanky events
tenue de soirée would be the straight up term but for a biker event soirée tenue motard or something of that ilk would be in order
tenue de soirée would be the straight up term but for a biker event soirée tenue motard or something of that ilk would be in order
Example sentence:
Vous êtes invité à une soirée tenue motard.
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