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141 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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141 months ago

   wrote:

peak day crowds

My comment:

or, peak season crowds

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141 months ago

   wrote:

"Heyday crowds" might be more accurate

141 months ago

   wrote:

the crowds of of very special days gathered ouyside the auditorium

My comment:

"L'affluence/la foule des grands jours" is a set phrase, but I coudn't find any suitable translation in the dictionnary. In this context, it means when great singers or very popular operettas are on. That's why I suggest very special days "faute de mieux".

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141 months ago

   wrote:

I wanted to write outside of course.

141 months ago

martynback   wrote:

special event crowds huddled around the entrance to the theatre

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141 months ago

   wrote:

The beginning of your translation is perfect; but the words "devant la salle " mean the crowds are already inside the theatre.

141 months ago

martynback   wrote:

you're right...around the entrances to the auditorium [has to be in the plural because there are several entrances]

141 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

don't follow these comments at all (a) the crowds are outside the theatre (sur la place) (b) where does it say that there is more than one entrance?

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