Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
lorsque la fête l'est elle-même
English translation:
...and is de rigueur for every official celebration
French term
France
lorsque la fête l'est elle-même
Can't come up with the right phrase.
Aug 3, 2005 00:10: Merit changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Proposed translations
...and is de rigueur for every official celebration
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Connor
: that's what PG Wodehouse would have said - must be right
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Thanks, Connor! Top hole old chap, what? :-))
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Tamara Salvio
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Thanks a lot, Tamara!
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20+ years experience -Native in English
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English
whenever the celebration is also
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Philippe Maillard
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abiggers
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sarahl (X)
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Nicky Over
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Native in: French , English
Works in: English to French, French to English, French, and 1 more.
Champagne is definitely the drink of choice for celebrations...
(A closer version would be: "Champagne is the official drink for celebrations, especially if the celebrations are official themselves...")
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Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2005-08-02 23:58:53 GMT)
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or just \"all the more so for major events\"...
champagne is the drink for official presentations when the celebration is official
and Merit is right, you have to step away a bit from the French
and is as official as the celebration itself.
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Note added at 2005-08-03 07:25:17 (GMT)
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event could be used instead of celebration. I think that it sounds better ...and champagne is as official as the event itself.
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