Cinq ÃÆ' sept ( French: [s? kas? t] , literally 'five to seven') is the French term for activities performed after work (sometimes with late work as a cover), and before returning home or dinner (approximately between 5 and 7 pm). This can also be written as 5 ÃÆ' 7 or 5 @ 7.
Quebec French
This term means social gathering. This can bring together friends or colleagues or can be organized around a particular event, such as a book launch or vernissage. Wine, beer and cocktails are served with finger food and other appetizers. Such later parties can be named for a certain time (e.g. six ÃÆ' huit ).
A cinq ÃÆ' sept can be a formal meeting held in various public and private spaces, such as art galleries, university campuses, and workplaces, but also used more informally as promotions in bars to attract customers. Equivalent English may be a "wine and cheese" encounter in more formal usage or "happy hour" in informal use.
In France
cinq ÃÆ' sept originally refers to a time for a meeting, and consequently a metonymy for visiting madam, cheating, and lover (or lover) involved. It comes from the time the French would make such a visit. It is still often considered today as the moment of the day to meet one's lover or lover, and the term is understood with sexual content (as opposed to Quebec's custom).
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https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/cinq_à_sept
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