to su čista posla!

English translation: squeaky clean

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Croatian term or phrase:to su čista posla!
English translation:squeaky clean
Entered by: ihodak

11:35 Jul 24, 2009
Croatian to English translations [PRO]
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Croatian term or phrase: to su čista posla!
kako to prevesti?
Bilo bi dobro ako može prijevod koji prenosi 'poruku' ali se radi o tekstu koji reklamira spužve i sredstva za čišćenje, pa je navedeno unutar konteksta stvarne čistoće, a ne samo u prenesenom značenju!
Hvala!
ihodak
Local time: 22:55
Squeaky clean (work)
Explanation:
This is a tough one trying to combine both meanings but I wonder if this would not hit the mark as it implies something which is both very clean and above board in a moral sense.

I'm not sure about the work bit as it depends on the context - is it a stand-alone slogan maybe?


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PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 21:55
Grading comment
Thanks, that's it!
Regards, Ivana
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7Squeaky clean (work)
PoveyTrans (X)
4Transparent business. Period.
Lirka
2 +1Nothing is fishy there (about it)!
Lidija Marta Kozlovac


Discussion entries: 4





  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Nothing is fishy there (about it)!


Explanation:
Možda nešto poput navedenog.

Lidija Marta Kozlovac
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marika: Slazem se, samo uz"here" umesto "there":"Nothing is fishy here!", kao dobro prepoznatljiv izraz.
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Squeaky clean (work)


Explanation:
This is a tough one trying to combine both meanings but I wonder if this would not hit the mark as it implies something which is both very clean and above board in a moral sense.

I'm not sure about the work bit as it depends on the context - is it a stand-alone slogan maybe?





    Reference: http://www.squeakyclean.com
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/squeaky-clean
PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 21:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, that's it!
Regards, Ivana

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bonafide1313: agree also with your line of thinking as regards "work", it's very much context and style depndent
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agree  Bogdan Petrovic: good thinking
2 hrs
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agree  Natasa Djurovic: Nice work!
3 hrs
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agree  Marina Pjevalica: Yes, that's it
10 hrs
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agree  transl_marti (X)
23 hrs
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agree  Andreja Ciković: transfers the original meaning
1 day 3 hrs
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agree  Dubravka Hrastovec
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Transparent business. Period.


Explanation:
My suggestion.

The word transparent is usually used to indicate ethical, honest business practices.

"Transparent business" itself should do. However, to make it more snappy, suitable for a slogan, you can add "Period" or "No more, no less" or something else along these lines...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-07-24 17:32:01 GMT)
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or even adding "Clean cut" could work, though it's a bit figurative.

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 22:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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