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Arabic translation: خال من العيوب/لا تشوبه شائبة


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English term or phrase:spic-and-span
Arabic translation:خال من العيوب/لا تشوبه شائبة
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub
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20:48 May 19, 2011
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Marketing - Journalism
English term or phrase: spic-and-span
Hello guys .. would you please help me in the translation of this phrase? .. the context is as follows:

"We always make sure our approach is spic-and-span, in order to provide you with an exceptional reading experience."

I think it is about the issuance of a reading material in a variety of languages .. but can't find an equivalent in Arabic.

Please help .. :)
Heba Salah
Egypt
Local time: 21:27
جديد تماماً
Explanation:
Definition for spic and span:
brand-new: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" . More »
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

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Note added at 12 mins (2011-05-19 21:00:51 GMT)
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In this case: لا تشوبه شائبة، يخلو من أي عيوب
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:27
Grading comment
"خالي من العيوب" هو المصطلح الذي أعتقد أنه الأقرب للمعنى .. شكراً جزيلاً
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Summary of answers provided
4فريد / متميز
Morano El-Kholy
4أنيق
Yusuf Yavuzkan
4نظيف ولامع
Mohsin Alabdali
4جديد تماماً
Nadia Ayoub


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
جديد تماماً


Explanation:
Definition for spic and span:
brand-new: conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" . More »
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

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Note added at 12 mins (2011-05-19 21:00:51 GMT)
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In this case: لا تشوبه شائبة، يخلو من أي عيوب

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:27
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
"خالي من العيوب" هو المصطلح الذي أعتقد أنه الأقرب للمعنى .. شكراً جزيلاً
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Asker: Thank you Ms. Nadia .. :)

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
نظيف ولامع


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
أنيق


Explanation:
it shouldn't be understood word by word.

Yusuf Yavuzkan
Turkey
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
فريد / متميز


Explanation:
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Morano El-Kholy
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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May 21, 2011 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
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