Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
faire trop d'accueil à son champagne
Portuguese translation:
beber demasiado champagne
Added to glossary by
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Jul 6, 2008 15:05
15 yrs ago
French term
Brazil
faire trop d'accueil à son champagne
French to Portuguese
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
a expressão aparece num trecho do conto "Lokis", de P. Mérimée: "Monsieur le professeur, me dit le général de son air le plus officiel, ces dames pretendent que NOUS AVONS FAIT TROP D'ACCUEIL À LEUR CHAMPAGNE, e ne veulent nous admettre auprès d'elles qu'aprés une epreuve."
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 +3 | beber demasiado champagne |
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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| 4 | indulge in excessive luxury / Take too much of a good thing for granted |
Katarina Peters
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Change log
Jul 6, 2008 15:49: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
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44
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beber demasiado champagne
O sentido é o de que se excederam na bebida...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "obrigada. pelo contexto, imaginei que fosse isso, mas preferi confirmar com gente + experiente!"
20 mins
Katarina Peters
Canada
Canada
Specializes in field
Canada
Accuracy and A1 presentation
Native in: Hungarian 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Hungarian to English, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
indulge in excessive luxury / Take too much of a good thing for granted
I may be wrong, but I think it's in a figurative sense, nothing to do with drinking too much champagne
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