French translation of "dress to impress" - "être sur son 31"

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113 months ago

Obia Ranndy asked this question:

Language pair:	English > French
Subject:	Arts / Entertainment
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	dress to impress
Context:	Dress to impress!
Keywords:	Party

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113 months ago

wrote:

être sur son 31

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113 months ago

wrote:

parée de ses plus beaux atours

My comment:

I don't know if the character is a man or a woman, and about the context: it's obvious that the phrase suggested is reserved for a certain context, and more for a woman. For a man, and a more colloquial context, "tiré à quatre épingles" ot "habillé sur son trente-et-un" should work.

113 months ago

trilinguallady wrote:

s'habiller comme royauté

My comment:

There is a specific way to say this but it slips my mind at the moment.

113 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++ wrote:

s'habiller pour impressionner

My comment:

Just as simple to understand..

113 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++ wrote:

tiré à quatre épingles

My comment:

cette expression connue sous-entend que la personne veut impressionner, paraître sous son meilleur jour. Si vous voulez une traduction littérale, alors : "portant ses meilleurs habits" mais franchement la première traduction est la meilleure...

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