Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bien-mis
English translation:
well-dressed (people)
Added to glossary by
Yolanda Broad
Jun 4, 2003 08:31
20 yrs ago
French term
American in Provence
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
bien-mis
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From a text describing a new club in Boreaux.
Context: "...créer un club à la fois branché et BCBG qui réunit dans une ambiance détendue et pétillante tous les "bien-mis" et les fils de bonne famille."
Thanks for your help.
Context: "...créer un club à la fois branché et BCBG qui réunit dans une ambiance détendue et pétillante tous les "bien-mis" et les fils de bonne famille."
Thanks for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | well-dressed (people) |
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
|
| 4 +2 | well dressed, well turned out |
writeaway
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| 5 | respectable |
Clive Jones
|
| 4 | well-dressed (people) |
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
|
Proposed translations
4 mins
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well-dressed (people)
... MEMO TO: All the well-dressed people who run such upscale retail operations as Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc., etc. ...
www.heidelberg.edu/FallenTimbers/PressArchives/ FTBlade01-10-98.html - 6k -
Gertrude Bell letters test template -
... the well dressed, handsome people, civilized and pleasant, the water and the flowers- well, you must come out of the desert to realize how nice it was. ...
www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letters/l435.htm
www.heidelberg.edu/FallenTimbers/PressArchives/ FTBlade01-10-98.html - 6k -
Gertrude Bell letters test template -
... the well dressed, handsome people, civilized and pleasant, the water and the flowers- well, you must come out of the desert to realize how nice it was. ...
www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letters/l435.htm
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Comment: "Perfect! Thanks very much. "
+2
5 mins
19 mins
well-dressed (people)
... MEMO TO: All the well-dressed people who run such upscale retail operations as Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, etc., etc. ...
www.heidelberg.edu/FallenTimbers/PressArchives/ FTBlade01-10-98.html - 6k -
Gertrude Bell letters test template -
... the well dressed, handsome people, civilized and pleasant, the water and the flowers- well, you must come out of the desert to realize how nice it was. ...
www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letters/l435.htm
www.heidelberg.edu/FallenTimbers/PressArchives/ FTBlade01-10-98.html - 6k -
Gertrude Bell letters test template -
... the well dressed, handsome people, civilized and pleasant, the water and the flowers- well, you must come out of the desert to realize how nice it was. ...
www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/letters/l435.htm
25 mins
respectable
I think there is a comparison between "branche" and "BCBG". Most clubs which are "branche" are not looked on kindly by the parents of "fils de bonne famille" but this club is not only "with it" but also one which even parents would accept.
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