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dress up fancy

Spanish translation: de manera formal

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English term or phrase:dress up fancy
Spanish translation:de manera formal
Entered by: sandra carrazzoni

19:48 Mar 31, 2006
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / School concert
English term or phrase: dress up fancy
I expect students to dress up fancy for this concert.
Girls in dresses and boys in nice slacks. No jeans please. Please speak to me if there is a problem with your clothing situation.

In order to have a smooth concert, we will need to have an intermediate orchestra rehearsal with both schools that night. Intermediate orchestra students will rehearse from 5:15-6:15 . This is a required rehearsal and is part of your child’s grade. It also will be at Tennyson Knolls in the gym.
sandra carrazzoni
Local time: 12:56
de manera formal
Explanation:
Es decir "no informal", para no escribir elegante pues tampoco se está pidiendo eso

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-03-31 19:53:23 GMT)
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Se entiende "Vestirse" lo omiti

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-03-31 19:54:02 GMT)
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Vestirse de manera formal!
Selected response from:

Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 10:56
Grading comment
gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6de manera formal
Jairo Payan
4 +1ir bien vestidos
Kelly-Jane Wallis
4 +1ir vestidos de manera elegante
Maria Boschero
4vestir bien
María Luisa Feely
4usar tenida formal
Carmen Riadi
4que se vistan elegantemente
Miguel Falquez-Certain


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
de manera formal


Explanation:
Es decir "no informal", para no escribir elegante pues tampoco se está pidiendo eso

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-03-31 19:53:23 GMT)
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Se entiende "Vestirse" lo omiti

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-03-31 19:54:02 GMT)
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Vestirse de manera formal!

Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 10:56
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nedra Rivera Huntington
1 min
  -> Gracias nedra
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Claro, ya dependerá de la interpretación que se le dé a "formal" en el contexto preciso, pero es el término que mejor encaja.
33 mins
  -> Mil gracias
agree  olv10siq
34 mins
  -> Mil gracias
agree  Heather Chinchilla
57 mins
  -> Mil gracias
agree  Anabel Canon: ¡Muy bueno!
10 hrs
  -> Gracias Maria
agree  Carmen Quiñones
12 hrs
  -> Gracias Carmen
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vestir bien


Explanation:
una opción

Vestir bien. Vestir con elegancia.
(maría moliner)

María Luisa Feely
Argentina
Local time: 12:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ir bien vestidos


Explanation:
.....que los alumnos van bien vestidos para este concierto

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-03-31 19:56:40 GMT)
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or aswell you could say
que los alumnos van bien arreglados para este concierto


Kelly-Jane Wallis
Local time: 17:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María T. Vargas
1 min
  -> gracias maria
neutral  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Kelly, sería "que vayan" en el modo subjuntivo.
30 mins
  -> de acuerdo
neutral  Marta Riosalido: creo que en este caso, lo correcto sería efectivamente utilizar el subjuntivo. Es decir, "que los alumnos vayan bien vestidos / arreglados al concierto
3 days 12 hrs
  -> de acuerdo
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ir vestidos de manera elegante


Explanation:
Otra opción :))

Maria Boschero
Argentina
Local time: 12:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio
33 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Ruth :))
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
usar tenida formal


Explanation:
Así lo pondría yo.

Carmen Riadi
Chile
Local time: 11:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Monica Colangelo: Carmen: creo que "tenida" solo se usa en Chile.
11 mins
  -> Gracias, trixiemck. Es muy posible que solo se use en Chile.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
que se vistan elegantemente


Explanation:
An option.

Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
Local time: 11:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 31
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