What does this mean in english(its french)?

Question

"on peut aller au bal a la salle des fetes"

what does "au bal" and "la salle des fetes" mean. the translator said it means "at dance" and "the room of parties", but that doesnt really make much sense to me. can you please explain it?

p.s. i got this sentence from a french book where the characters were deciding which 14 July party they wanted to go to.

Answer 1

Au bal means more "to the dance".  Often during holidays like July 14 celebrations, most little towns and villages have dances which everyone attends, young and old.

La salle des fetes is a space in most towns or villages which people can rent out for parties or events.  It would be a dance hall in this case because the town dance is being held there.  You could also think of it as a community center or event hall.  Often in small villages though, its more like a large room with chairs in it.  They play bingo there, have public meetings there and yes, the 14th of July festivities too.

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Answer 2

it means one can go to a dance at a party room or something like that

Answer 3

au bal and la salle des fetes

it is commonely used the dance party rooms

one who the girls behave their steps like

Rock and Roll or jazz

first left leg then you put right leg back

and rise your hand to join your boy friend.

Answer 4

Oui, le 14 juillet (Fête Nationale), dans beaucoup de village, nous allons danser à la "salle des fêtes". C'est une salle qui appartient au village (à la Mairie) où il y a beaucoup de manifestations (bals, mariage, etc...). Le 14 juillet, les bals peuvent se faire également sur les places des villages, il y a une petit orchestre, des guirlandes électriques, des lampions.

Avant le bal, il y a souvent le feu d'artifice.

For Madonna : French slang ???? No !!!!

Answer 5

"Bal" in modern french means rather a kind of country side night party where you dance in couple to the sound of a life band.

"Salle des fetes" means the room that the local county uses to organize parties. You can also rent this room from the county to organize your own party.

Answer 6

au bal translates as a 'formal ball', complete with nice posh frocks etc.  salle des fetes translates as as 'party room'

basically the sentence means 'you can come (or go) to a ball in the ballroom

strictly it is not a 'ballroom' in the english sense, but for this occasion that is what it means.  The room could just as easily be used for a disco or fancy dress party etc. all  towns   have publicly owned buildings which are used to hold events such as as these

Answer 7

Sorry guys, "la salle des fetes" means a woman intimate place in french slang and "aller au Bal" everybody can imagine...

Answer 8

it means "one can go to the ball has the room of the fetes"