Call it a truce with a white spaghetti top!

English translation: call a truce between two bold colours by wearing a white spaghetti top

16:50 Oct 28, 2006

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English term or phrase: Call it a truce with a white spaghetti top!

Could you explain this sentence? I am sorry I don't have any context to offer.

Sanjiv Sadan (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 311 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 5
Local time: 10:43

Selected answer:call a truce between two bold colours by wearing a white spaghetti top

Explanation:
This is the second answer I propose because I think the first one wasn't accurate enough:

Since you haven't any context, I found some context myself:

It's time to graduate from wearing cute cardigans to wearing cropped jackets with skirts.
Sport a bold-coloured jacket with a skirt in another bold colour. Call it a truce with a white spaghetti top!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2122066.cms

So I think they are literally talking of wearing a spaghetti top.
This is a top with spaghetti straps:
http://www.dreamsack.com/XQ/ASP/pg.products/specific.jnpqork...

"to call it a truce" means "to suspend hostilities", in this context something like "call a truce between two bold colours by wearing a white spaghetti top"

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Note added at 37 mins (2006-10-28 17:27:28 GMT)
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Don't know why my spaghetti top picture isn't showing, but here are some more
http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/spaghetti-top.html

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Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:13

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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +10

call a truce between two bold colours by wearing a white spaghetti top

Nesrin

3 +4

compromise by wearing a white top that has spaghetti straps

David Russi

unstable truce

Harry Borsje

Discussion entries: 9

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

call it a truce with a white spaghetti top! compromise by wearing a white top that has spaghetti straps

Explanation:
Best I can come up with without more context.

David Russi
United States
Local time: 23:13
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 30

17 mins confidence:

call it a truce with a white spaghetti top! unstable truce

Explanation:
My association is a truce that is liable to 'get dirty' and/or to be broken easily.

Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 8

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

call it a truce with a white spaghetti top!

call a truce between two bold colours by wearing a white spaghetti top

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:13
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 28

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