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inglese incipriato

English translation: powder your English

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Italian term or phrase:inglese incipriato
English translation:powder your English
Entered by: kiola

08:14 Sep 28, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Printing & Publishing
Italian term or phrase: inglese incipriato
titolo d'effetto per un depliant per scuola di inglese per estetiste.
kiola
Local time: 02:28
powder your English
Explanation:
un'idea
Selected response from:

Alessandra Sticotti (X)
Local time: 02:28
Grading comment
and thanks a lot!! molto carina :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7give your English a make-over
Oliver Lawrence
5touch up your English
Leanne Young
3 +1powder your English
Alessandra Sticotti (X)
3 +1Make-up your English
Vladimir Micic
4give a facelift to your English
Constantinos Faridis (X)
4Brush up your English
Ivana UK
3English with a touch of blush
Giuseppe Bellone


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
powder your English


Explanation:
un'idea

Alessandra Sticotti (X)
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
and thanks a lot!! molto carina :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cedric Randolph
5 mins
  -> grazie
agree  Marika Costantini: carina :)
6 mins
  -> grazie
disagree  Leanne Young: I know this has been selected but it does not sound very natural to me.
7 days
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
give your English a make-over


Explanation:
a bit more natural perhaps

Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia: definitely more natural.
11 mins
agree  Ilaria A. Feltre
14 mins
agree  Susanna Garcia: like it
17 mins
agree  SYLVY75: very nice
30 mins
agree  Leanne Young
1 hr
agree  Tricia Stuart
2 hrs
agree  Pompeo Lattanzi
4 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Make-up your English


Explanation:
...

Vladimir Micic
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in CroatianCroatian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Dal Castello: I like it!
1 hr
  -> Thanks
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
give a facelift to your English


Explanation:
give a facelift to YOUR ENGLISH

Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 03:28
Native speaker of: Greek
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
English with a touch of blush


Explanation:
My idea.

Giuseppe Bellone
Italy
Local time: 02:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
touch up your English


Explanation:
This seems to work well..

Leanne Young
Italy
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Brush up your English


Explanation:
yet another alternative - standard English saying that fits it with the Italian (after all, you need a brush to apply 'cipria')

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-09-28 14:13:29 GMT)
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Just thought of another way of saying this:

'polish up your English' or 'polish your English' (though I prefer my first suggestion)

Ivana UK
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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