alta caratura

English translation: top class

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Italian term or phrase:alta caratura
English translation:top class
Entered by: Loretta Bertoli

07:22 Nov 8, 2007
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel
Italian term or phrase: alta caratura
Describing a restaurant:
Voglio creare un locale di altissima caratura, che, insieme all’albergo, possa rappresentare un elemento d’attrazione ...

High level, high class? I haven't seen this used in this context before.
Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 05:27
top class
Explanation:
you got the meaning, high/top class can do ...
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Loretta Bertoli
Local time: 05:27
Grading comment
Thanks! You confirmed what I thought.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1top class
Loretta Bertoli
4five stars restaurant
aura paraschivescu
4upscale or high end
K Donnelly


  

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top class


Explanation:
you got the meaning, high/top class can do ...

Loretta Bertoli
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks! You confirmed what I thought.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raffaella Panigada: Top class
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  -> grazie Raffaella
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five stars restaurant


Explanation:
potresti usare la categorizzazione delle guide per indicare un ristorante di alto livello, sia dal punto di vista gastronomico che del servizio e dell'ambientazione


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_rating
aura paraschivescu
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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upscale or high end


Explanation:
"upscale" and "high end" are usually used in the US to descibe high quality restaurants.

K Donnelly
United States
Local time: 23:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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