Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
abbigliamento rigoroso
English translation:
formal business attire, formal dress
Added to glossary by
Annac
Mar 11, 2004 15:01
20 yrs ago
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Italian term
abbigliamento rigoroso
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instead of Rigorous clothing? can someone suggest anything a little more natural. we're speaking about the Italian business context and the way people dress
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | formal business attire, formal dress |
Daniela Magnoni (X)
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| 3 +6 | formal clothing / formal dress code |
Sonia Hill
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| 5 +1 | appropriate dress required |
Vittorio Felaco
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| 3 +2 | formal/business clothing |
fgb
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| 3 +1 | impeccably dressed |
Joe Nemeth
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Proposed translations
+3
8 mins
Selected
formal business attire, formal dress
Se ho capito bene cosa si intende ...
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: formal business attire
1 hr
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forli
7 hrs
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| agree |
Ilaria Bottelli
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you so much!"
+2
31 mins
formal/business clothing
Where I used to work we had a "formal dress code" on certain occasions.
Peer comment(s):
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KARIS ISABELLA DAVOGLIO
: http://www.topazblue.com/
30 mins
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| agree |
Ilaria Bottelli
19 hrs
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+1
34 mins
impeccably dressed
in a descriptive article this might be an alternative
Peer comment(s):
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KARIS ISABELLA DAVOGLIO
: indeed. And 'sharp' is also used as an adjective, as in sharp look.
29 mins
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+6
8 mins
formal clothing / formal dress code
These are a couple of ideas, but it depends on your context really. Could you provide the whole sentence?
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Note added at 2 hrs 3 mins (2004-03-11 17:05:17 GMT)
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Given the whole sentence, you could put something like: \"There is generally a formal dress code for business meetings\"
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Note added at 2 hrs 9 mins (2004-03-11 17:11:05 GMT)
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You could also put \"formal dress is generally expected for business meetings\"
Expedia.co.uk Travel guide > Book Calgary hotels flights and car ... - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Both men and women dress ‘business conservative’ in the office,
while formal dress is expected at business meetings. During ...
www.expedia.co.uk/daily/wg/P71580.asp - 29k - Copia cache - Pagine sim
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Note added at 2 hrs 3 mins (2004-03-11 17:05:17 GMT)
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Given the whole sentence, you could put something like: \"There is generally a formal dress code for business meetings\"
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Note added at 2 hrs 9 mins (2004-03-11 17:11:05 GMT)
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You could also put \"formal dress is generally expected for business meetings\"
Expedia.co.uk Travel guide > Book Calgary hotels flights and car ... - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
... Both men and women dress ‘business conservative’ in the office,
while formal dress is expected at business meetings. During ...
www.expedia.co.uk/daily/wg/P71580.asp - 29k - Copia cache - Pagine sim
Peer comment(s):
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Drem
13 mins
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| agree |
Antonella Bergamin
38 mins
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| agree |
Colin Ryan (X)
46 mins
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| agree |
Laura Tosi
1 hr
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| neutral |
writeaway
: you need the word 'business' in there;otherwise you are straight into black tie etc.
1 hr
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I don't think it's really necessary - given the context, it's fairly logical that we're not talking about black tie and evening dress.
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Ilaria Bottelli
19 hrs
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| agree |
tr. (X)
21 hrs
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+1
2 hrs
Vittorio Felaco
Native in Italian
19 years of precise technical work
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
appropriate dress required
The sense I perceive is that "rigoroso" refers to appropriate, as in determined by the occasion. Presidential inaugurations require blah, blah, blah.... e così via di seguito.
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