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clean business card

English translation: Not dirty, in good condition

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English term or phrase:clean business card
Selected answer:Not dirty, in good condition
Entered by: Phong Le

02:30 Apr 22, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: clean business card
(Australian writes)

Monday will be a special meeting, so please all try and make it along on time.

And please bring one clean business card each.
Phong Le
Vietnam
Local time: 14:28
Not dirty, in good condition
Explanation:
See the discussion entries.
Selected response from:

philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2clean and simple
Daria Toropchyn
4 +2business card with no handwriting, scribbles or stains
B D Finch
3 +2Not dirty, in good condition
philgoddard


Discussion entries: 9





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
clean and simple


Explanation:
minimal design
minimalistic business card
clean, simple business card design
clean and white business card

design samples:
http://www.brandingidentitydesign.com/25-clean-minimal-busin...

Daria Toropchyn
United States
Local time: 03:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
3 hrs
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
4 hrs
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: really don't think it means "minimalist" at all
6 hrs
neutral  philgoddard: Nor do I.
7 hrs
neutral  Sheila Wilson: Not in this context, IMHO. There just wouldn't be time to design one. Also, they all work for the same company - who presumably provide them.
10 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Not dirty, in good condition


Explanation:
See the discussion entries.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 119
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: it seems it just means this ...though it's weird English
22 mins
agree  Sheri P
58 mins
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
business card with no handwriting, scribbles or stains


Explanation:
As people do tend to scribble things down or rest their coffee mug on business cards, I understand this to mean that they should bring business cards in fresh off the press condition.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 09:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 192

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): This explains it best.
1 hr
  -> Thanks Tina
agree  airmailrpl: this is my understanding
3 hrs
  -> Thanks
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: Armorel said this , when agreeing with Phil, this morning...
4 hrs
  -> Oh dear, I hadn't noticed that. She should have posted it as an answer and I would have agreed.
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