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14:18 May 11, 2010 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tourism & Travel / marketing / hostelería | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Patricia Rosas United States Local time: 22:02 | ||||||
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and the entire building is bright and gleaming Explanation: an option (I just can't bring myself to use "the building enjoys a bright and gleaming new look") |
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the whole building looks spanking new Explanation: spanking adverb Used as an intensive: a spanking clean shirt. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spanking I thought of "spanking" because it also sounds like "sparkling". |
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the whole building now looks resplendent after its refurbishment. Explanation: Volkswagen - the first few lines say that the hotel had had a facelift (lifting) in the spring and that the rooms had been given a "coat of white paint". Reference: http://www.somewheretogo.co.uk/thistle_hotel_charing_cross.h... |
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...and everything in the building looks bright and new Explanation: I think that anything too literal here will result in stilted English. Suerte. |
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the whole building glows Explanation: Es cuestión de gustos, pero yo usaría "glow"... |
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'...and the whole building exudes a shiny glow." Explanation: For happy, shiny people/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day1 hr (2010-05-12 16:12:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hello VW My e-mail is [email protected] |
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