piss-up

[Mash]

Hello,

My dictionary suggests "beuverie" as a translation for piss-up, meaning, in BE, a social gathering where the sole purpose is to get extremely drunk.

Does the French word correspond fairly accurately to the English one, as regards vulgarity etc? Any other suggestions for the translation?

Thanks

 

[Gil]

Plus argotique:

Isidore était ivre, ivre et abruti par huit jours de saoulerie, ivre et dégoûtant à n'être pas touché par un chiffonnier (MAUPASS.,

 

[gao]

As a "social activity", I think "beuverie" works quite well. Maybe not as vulgar as "piss-up", but definitely as explicit.

 

[Argyll]

If a 'piss-up' is related to 'binge drinking', I have recently heard 'biture express' as a French equivalent.

 

[Arrius]

Se saouler la gueule reaches the same depths of vulgarity, but there is no equivalent noun as far as I know, i.e. you can't use saoulerie with la gueule.
PS Does biture derive from la bite, which is the organ associated with the English expression?

 

[Gil]

PS Does biture derive from la bite, which is the organ associated with the English expression?

Dérivé de bitte:

bitte féminin
(Maritime) Pièce verticale, de section ronde ou carrée, que l’on trouve sur le quai d’un port et que l’on utilise pour amarrer les bateaux.

le mouillage assuré, on peut boire!

 

[Arrius]

bitte = bollard in English, which also sounds rather disgusting but is not in the least so.

 

[didi65]

To me, "biture express" is perfect, I heard that new expression last year and I love it!!
It is to get extremely drunk in minimum time.

 

[Teafrog]

If a 'piss-up' is related to 'binge drinking', I have recently heard 'biture express' as a French equivalent.

Isn't this a Belgian term, rather than a French one? It's a good one, however "beuverie (cf. gao) is my favoured translation.

 

[Argyll]

I think it's French rather than Belgian in origin. It was introduced fairly recently into the language.