a arata ca scos din cutie

English translation: to look spick and span

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Romanian term or phrase:a arata ca scos din cutie
English translation:to look spick and span
Entered by: Bogdan Dusa

09:14 Dec 18, 2006
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Management
Romanian term or phrase: a arata ca scos din cutie
Personalul este amabil, serviabil, angajatii arata ca scosi din cutie.

Multumesc!
Bogdan Dusa
Romania
Local time: 13:31
spick and span
Explanation:
de expresia asta m-am lovit când am început să învăţ engleza, prin clasa a 2a şi am fost foarte impresionată de ea, drept pentru care mi-a rămas adânc întipărită în minte :)
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Oana Muntean
Romania
Local time: 13:31
Grading comment
Genial :PP Multumesc!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6look impecable
David Wright (X)
5 +3spick and span
Oana Muntean
4 +1are impeccably dressed
Dora Ilie (X)
4the "personnel's clothing is impeccable"
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the "personnel's clothing is impeccable"


Explanation:
sau: to be "dressed in impeccable outfits"...

IMAGDA
Local time: 13:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
are impeccably dressed


Explanation:
daca zicem "look inpeccable" nu prea suntem siguri ca sunt!

Dora Ilie (X)
Local time: 13:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Shortall: Or alternatively "immaculately" for "impeccably", and "turned out" for "dressed"
2 days 8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
spick and span


Explanation:
de expresia asta m-am lovit când am început să învăţ engleza, prin clasa a 2a şi am fost foarte impresionată de ea, drept pentru care mi-a rămas adânc întipărită în minte :)


    Reference: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/Spick%20and%20span
Oana Muntean
Romania
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Genial :PP Multumesc!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elvira Tatucu: Dacă se doreşte menţinerea expresiei, asta e!
2 hrs
  -> mulţămesc de agree

agree  dorinam
1 day 58 mins
  -> mulţămesc de agree

agree  silvia karen: o expresie abia scoasă din cutie :)
1 day 2 hrs
  -> mulţămesc de agree
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
look impecable


Explanation:
Eu aşa aş zice: ''the employees/staff look impecable''

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-12-18 12:20:09 GMT)
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Obviously impeccable with two c's :o)

David Wright (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  C.Roman (X)
27 mins
  -> Mulţumesc, Consuela

agree  Cristiana Coblis
36 mins
  -> Mulţumesc, Cristiana

agree  Bogdan Burghelea
48 mins
  -> Mulţumesc, Bogdan

agree  Ioana Bostan: sounds well
4 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc

agree  Bogdan Honciuc
4 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc, Bogdan

agree  Elena Iercoşan
5 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc, Elena
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