English translation of "in rigida tenuta di etichetta" - "in strict formal wear/attire"

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158 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Italian > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	in rigida tenuta di etichetta
Context:	Infatti, accompagnato che fui dal maestro di casa fino al salotto del mio quartiere, fui..
Keywords:	...incontrato da un cameriere e da una cameriera in rigida tenuta di etichetta, ai quali erano state intanto affidate le mie valigie...A visitor has just entered a separate apartment on the grounds of an opulent English estate.

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158 months ago

wrote:

ceremoniusly dressed

158 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

in formal dress/formally attired [but see comment]

My comment:

Depends on the context...could be in full evening dress/dress suit or in full dress uniform.
In any case, they're in the correct dress for the occasion!

158 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

in strict formal wear/attire

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158 months ago

wrote:

I truly believe that you have the right idea with 'strict', but I have decided to use the French expression "de rigueur" instead, which refers to that which is formally prescribed.

158 months ago

wrote:

yes, that works too.

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