Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
vestirse de gala
English translation:
turn out/turned out in their finest
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Jul 18, 2005 16:58
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: English
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vestirse de gala
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
sculpture
My translation of this passage (from the Mexican sculpture exhibit) makes me uneasy. Could someone please confirm that it is all right (or offer something better)? Thanks again!
La Ciudad de X, y su gente, se viste de gala al recibir su obra escultórica, en el marco del X aniversario de su fundación.
My trans:
The City of X, and its people, **are dressed in their finest** to receive these sculptures during the X anniversary of the city’s founding...
La Ciudad de X, y su gente, se viste de gala al recibir su obra escultórica, en el marco del X aniversario de su fundación.
My trans:
The City of X, and its people, **are dressed in their finest** to receive these sculptures during the X anniversary of the city’s founding...
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
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United States
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turn out/turned out in their finest
A "Who's Who" of the Sunnyvale community turned out in their finest for the 40th ... The event is a celebration of the people and businesses of the city. ...
www.svcn.com/archives/sunnyvalesun/ 20050202/sv-news3.shtml
... All of the city was turned out in their finest. ... For the madrugada (or Middle-of-the- night/early morning) of the fifth day, a million-plus people stay up ...
web.bvu.edu/organizations/tack/asp/story.asp?id=713
Members and friends turned out in their finest for an evening of ...
www.dcatchorus.ca/media/perspective.pdf
... Everyone turned out in their finest for the affair, and I found to my ...
www.bucconeer.worldcon.org/contest/2004f_37.htm
All of the city was turned out in their finest. ...
web.bvu.edu/organizations/tack/asp/story.asp?id=713
www.svcn.com/archives/sunnyvalesun/ 20050202/sv-news3.shtml
... All of the city was turned out in their finest. ... For the madrugada (or Middle-of-the- night/early morning) of the fifth day, a million-plus people stay up ...
web.bvu.edu/organizations/tack/asp/story.asp?id=713
Members and friends turned out in their finest for an evening of ...
www.dcatchorus.ca/media/perspective.pdf
... Everyone turned out in their finest for the affair, and I found to my ...
www.bucconeer.worldcon.org/contest/2004f_37.htm
All of the city was turned out in their finest. ...
web.bvu.edu/organizations/tack/asp/story.asp?id=713
Peer comment(s):
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jrb
: right idea and right register
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thanks
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RSK (X)
37 mins
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thanks
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Again, thanks to everyone for all these remarkable ideas and the discussion, too! I ended up using "the city, and and its people, are all decked out to receive ... " So Michele gets some points for helping me go in that direction. (Also, thanks, Jessica, for commenting on the register...)"
8 mins
proudly
Si no querés ponerlo tan literalmente, podés decir: ....and its people proudly receive / are proud to receive...
Suerte Patricia!
Mirta :>)
Suerte Patricia!
Mirta :>)
+1
23 mins
garbed in full regalia
regalia can be used for the city as well as the people; dressed doesn't work so well
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: that sounds like military talk
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as Bo comments, it doesn't only apply to military dress
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Gabo Pena
: yep this IT! regalia is not only military but also ceremonial dress
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thanks Bo
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9 mins
Rebecca Hendry
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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have put on their Sunday best/have put their glad rags on
The second option is a little less formal. Suerte.
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If you want to keep the formal tone then I would use \"put on their Sunday best\".
\"Sunday best
One\'s finest clothes, as in They were all in their Sunday best for the photographer. This expression alludes to reserving one\'s best clothes for going to church; indeed, an older idiom is Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes (meeting here meaning “prayer meeting”). [Mid-1800s]\"
http://www.answers.com/sunday best&r=67
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If you want to keep the formal tone then I would use \"put on their Sunday best\".
\"Sunday best
One\'s finest clothes, as in They were all in their Sunday best for the photographer. This expression alludes to reserving one\'s best clothes for going to church; indeed, an older idiom is Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes (meeting here meaning “prayer meeting”). [Mid-1800s]\"
http://www.answers.com/sunday best&r=67
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: Cities can't put on their Sunday best
2 hrs
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Gabo Pena
: cities CAN put on their Sunday's best, poetically, if not literally. Perfectly good use of imagery.
2 hrs
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32 mins
Marijke Singer
Spain
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, Spanish
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dressed to the nines/elegantly
See the following website:
http://esl.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_366.htm
dressed to the nines
Definition: dressed elegantly
Explanation: Often used when speaking about people who dress well for a special occasion.
Examples: We were dressed to the nines for the awards ceremony. - She dressed to the nines for her date with Jack.
http://esl.about.com/library/glossary/bldef_366.htm
dressed to the nines
Definition: dressed elegantly
Explanation: Often used when speaking about people who dress well for a special occasion.
Examples: We were dressed to the nines for the awards ceremony. - She dressed to the nines for her date with Jack.
23 mins
Marcelo González
United States
United States
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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dressed to the hilt
We swell up with pride and nostalgia when we see our sons and daughters dressed
to the hilt in formal wear. Unfortunately, there is also that nagging ...
http://parentingteens.about.com/od/promresources/
Flowing white brides dress and the bridegroom dressed to the hilt.Do the church
bit and they end up having a full traditional wedding. ...
www.eshowe.com/ - 47k - Jul 16, 2005
You can come in dressed to the hilt or you can be casual. By the time you leave,
you feel like you’re friends with your servers, the manager, and maybe even ...
http://damngoodwine.com/restrev_bigbasin.htm
while I was covering for someone in the Seafood, dressed in an expensive dress,
a full length real leather coat, and her five kids dressed to the hilt. ...
www.angry.net/people/w/welfare_recipients.htm
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Patricia, your suggestion also works just fine. Perhaps adding the word \"very\" might do just the trick: \"...are dressed in their very finest\" or \"...[and its people] all in their finest attire\" :-)
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to the hilt
Completely, to the maximum degree...
http://www.answers.com/to the hilt&r=67
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Note added at 48 mins (2005-07-18 17:47:07 GMT)
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Another option might be \"elegantly attired\" :-)
This traditional, 30\'s style bride, is elegantly attired in a simple mermaid-style
ivory satin gown with a flowing train and floral detailing on the back. ...
www.matildadolls.com/wedding.htm
vestirse de gala = elegantly attired / dressed to the hilt
to the hilt in formal wear. Unfortunately, there is also that nagging ...
http://parentingteens.about.com/od/promresources/
Flowing white brides dress and the bridegroom dressed to the hilt.Do the church
bit and they end up having a full traditional wedding. ...
www.eshowe.com/ - 47k - Jul 16, 2005
You can come in dressed to the hilt or you can be casual. By the time you leave,
you feel like you’re friends with your servers, the manager, and maybe even ...
http://damngoodwine.com/restrev_bigbasin.htm
while I was covering for someone in the Seafood, dressed in an expensive dress,
a full length real leather coat, and her five kids dressed to the hilt. ...
www.angry.net/people/w/welfare_recipients.htm
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Note added at 34 mins (2005-07-18 17:33:05 GMT)
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Patricia, your suggestion also works just fine. Perhaps adding the word \"very\" might do just the trick: \"...are dressed in their very finest\" or \"...[and its people] all in their finest attire\" :-)
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-07-18 17:35:05 GMT)
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to the hilt
Completely, to the maximum degree...
http://www.answers.com/to the hilt&r=67
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Note added at 48 mins (2005-07-18 17:47:07 GMT)
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Another option might be \"elegantly attired\" :-)
This traditional, 30\'s style bride, is elegantly attired in a simple mermaid-style
ivory satin gown with a flowing train and floral detailing on the back. ...
www.matildadolls.com/wedding.htm
vestirse de gala = elegantly attired / dressed to the hilt
+1
2 hrs
are dressed in their finest
your answer sound very good to me ...
+1
12 mins
George Rabel
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TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
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putting your best face forward
Otra opción
The City of Tlaxcoponopaxitapl and its people are putting their best face forward...
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Thousands Get Personal With Australia PostIn a limited edition, thousands of Australians and international guests are putting their best face forward in their SNAPSHOT! Personalised Stamps™ booklet ...
www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1080,CH4180%7EMO19,00.html - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
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navigating conflict... it difficult to be vulnerable and totally honest in the early stages when the persons are putting their best face forward to impress the other person. ...
www.camft.org/ScriptContent/TherapistFinder/ article_navigatingconflict.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
Club Industry: Best Of The BestTo help determine which clubs are putting their best face forward, Club Industry decided to team with Bare Associates International (BAI) to \"shop\" the ...
www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ mi_m0HED/is_9_19/ai_107996527 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
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No estoy seguro a qué falta de concordancia se refiere Jane. Yo sugiero \"the city and the people ARE putting THEIR...\"
En cuanto a lo de \"best face\", ciertamente no sería \"their best faces\" para que concuerde con el prural.
iMediaConnection: In Focus: Put Your Best Face Forward
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\"decked out\" works for me too, but I prefer the \"face forward\" bit in this context.
CBC Radio | The Current | Whole Show Blow-by-Blow
Getting a city ready for The Olympics is a mammoth job. ... and getting infrastructure ready, it\'s also important for a city to put its best face forward. ...
www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2004/200408/20040824.html - 32k -
The City of Tlaxcoponopaxitapl and its people are putting their best face forward...
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-07-18 17:11:44 GMT)
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Thousands Get Personal With Australia PostIn a limited edition, thousands of Australians and international guests are putting their best face forward in their SNAPSHOT! Personalised Stamps™ booklet ...
www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1080,CH4180%7EMO19,00.html - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
BEST OF THE BESTTo help determine which clubs are putting their best face forward, Club Industry decided to team with Bare Associates International (BAI) to “shop” the ...
clubindustry.com/mag/fitness_best_best/ - 57k - Cached - Similar pages
navigating conflict... it difficult to be vulnerable and totally honest in the early stages when the persons are putting their best face forward to impress the other person. ...
www.camft.org/ScriptContent/TherapistFinder/ article_navigatingconflict.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
Club Industry: Best Of The BestTo help determine which clubs are putting their best face forward, Club Industry decided to team with Bare Associates International (BAI) to \"shop\" the ...
www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ mi_m0HED/is_9_19/ai_107996527 - 30k - Cached - Similar pages
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No estoy seguro a qué falta de concordancia se refiere Jane. Yo sugiero \"the city and the people ARE putting THEIR...\"
En cuanto a lo de \"best face\", ciertamente no sería \"their best faces\" para que concuerde con el prural.
iMediaConnection: In Focus: Put Your Best Face Forward
So companies can be sure their employees are getting the tools they need to put their best face forward with customers, and each other, in everyday work ...
www.imediaconnection.com/content/6221.asp - 38k -
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Note added at 2 hrs 43 mins (2005-07-18 19:41:57 GMT)
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\"decked out\" works for me too, but I prefer the \"face forward\" bit in this context.
CBC Radio | The Current | Whole Show Blow-by-Blow
Getting a city ready for The Olympics is a mammoth job. ... and getting infrastructure ready, it\'s also important for a city to put its best face forward. ...
www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2004/200408/20040824.html - 32k -
Peer comment(s):
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Ivannia Garcia
: egg-zactly =)
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thank you eggy much
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: Frankly,,,,I think everyone has missed the point..it's just evening clothes..sorry..I Revised My Answer..to spruced up
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well, I have never seen a city and its people "dressed in evening clothes", even in New Year´s Eve.
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2 hrs
dressed in evening clothes
that is the most formal, least marked expressions..you have been given many good expressions but not one which provides the idea of verstirse de gala..without all the fanfare
evening clothes: a man wears a tuxedo or nice black suit and a woman wear something kind of evening dress (colloquially called an evening gown in the US)
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Patricia: careful with the present tense here....we don\'t tend to use historical present in these cirumstances in English...
It sounds like a description of an event in the past.
If that is correct, I would use: were wearing evening clothes..
final: wore, were wearing evening clothes
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OH WHoops...Just realized my mistake: OK here it is:
La Ciudad de X, y su gente, se viste de gala al recibir su obra escultórica, en el marco del X aniversario de su fundación.
[Mexico City] and its people were spruced up festively to welcome the artist and his sculptures as part of the festivities marking the anniversary of the foundation.
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Final: [City] and its people were spruced up festively...
please note: the verb has to concordar with the people and the city. No one seems to be taking that in account.
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The idea: it was a festive occasion..
festively turned out
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a City and People can be: decked out, spruced up, turned out festively..all those..
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personally, I would go with: The City and its people were festively turned out..
in this case, the passive works to carry the meaning of to be turned out...
evening clothes: a man wears a tuxedo or nice black suit and a woman wear something kind of evening dress (colloquially called an evening gown in the US)
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Note added at 2 hrs 4 mins (2005-07-18 19:03:00 GMT)
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Patricia: careful with the present tense here....we don\'t tend to use historical present in these cirumstances in English...
It sounds like a description of an event in the past.
If that is correct, I would use: were wearing evening clothes..
final: wore, were wearing evening clothes
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OH WHoops...Just realized my mistake: OK here it is:
La Ciudad de X, y su gente, se viste de gala al recibir su obra escultórica, en el marco del X aniversario de su fundación.
[Mexico City] and its people were spruced up festively to welcome the artist and his sculptures as part of the festivities marking the anniversary of the foundation.
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Final: [City] and its people were spruced up festively...
please note: the verb has to concordar with the people and the city. No one seems to be taking that in account.
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The idea: it was a festive occasion..
festively turned out
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a City and People can be: decked out, spruced up, turned out festively..all those..
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personally, I would go with: The City and its people were festively turned out..
in this case, the passive works to carry the meaning of to be turned out...
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dress up (for the ocasion/ceremony)
just another suggestion...
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Dress up works both for the city and its people...
... Christmas is the programme initiated by the government to dress up the city of Colombo for the season ... The campaign to dress up the city is an enhancement to the ...
www.abooda.com/Feature/Christmas221202.asp
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Dress up works both for the city and its people...
... Christmas is the programme initiated by the government to dress up the city of Colombo for the season ... The campaign to dress up the city is an enhancement to the ...
www.abooda.com/Feature/Christmas221202.asp
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dressed up for the occasion
wore their finest garb
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all dolled up
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all dolled up
20 hrs
greatly honored
"Vestirse de gala" es una de esas frases hechas que se han vuelto lugar común en todo acontecimiento y en todos los medios. Basta prender el televisor, acudir a un festival en una primaria o a la inauguración de alguna muestra, para escuchar a alguno de los oradores afiramar que el espacio y los presentes se visten de gala. Jamás lo he escuchado en inglés con este sentido. En cambio, la expresión hecha y que equivale a lo mismo es el ubícuo caballito de batalla: greatly honored.
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