curb appeal | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Thevisualattractivenesswhich a house, commercial establishment, or otherreal estateproperty has when initially seen by aprospectivebuyeror other person standing in front of the property "at the curb".2009October 21, Francesca Levy, “Home Of The Week”, inForbes, retrieved31 July 2011:[A] brand-new landscaped lawn complete with picket fence boosts the classic home'scurb appeal.2011July 26, Julie Satow, “Class-Consciousness in the Office Building Market”, inNew York Times, retrieved31 July 2011:Among the criteria brokers use to classify office buildings are age, location,curb appeal, tenancy, building infrastructure and ownership.; (idiomatic)The visual attractiveness of anautomobile, as seen from street level.2008January 7, Chris Woodyard, “Hyundai offers up luxury car”, inUSA Today, retrieved31 July 2011:Hyundai hopes Genesis will lure the well-heeled withcurb appealeven if it lacks snob appeal.2009October 1, Douglas Kott, “2008 Cadillac CTS vs. 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport”, inRoad and Track, retrieved31 July 2011:The G35's exterior styling . . . looks suitably sporty but lacks the Caddy'scurb appeal.

Examples:

EN: You are looking at 245 pounds of steel... and drop-your-bony-butt-to-the-curb appeal.
ES: Tienes 110 kilos de acero y un atractivo genial.
EN: COLBY: That's curb appeal, babe.
ES: - Así quedó bonito.
EN: How about that curb appeal?
ES: - ¿Cómo ves el tapete?
EN: adds to the curb appeal.
ES: da mejor apariencia.
EN: Is this curb appeal or what?
ES: ¿Tiene atractivo o qué?
EN: It's all about curb appeal.
ES: Lo que importa es lo que se ve desde la acera.
EN: Curb appeal, curb appeal, curb appeal - that's six words you should never forget.
ES: Apariencia, apariencia, apariencia -- No debeis olvidar nunca esa seis palabras.
ES: Apariencia, apariencia, apariencia -- No debeis olvidar nunca esa seis palabras.
EN: It's like with an ugly house, a little shrubbery helps the curb appeal.
ES: Es como con una casa fea un pequeño matorral ayuda a la vista de la fachada.
EN: He's giving me a lecture on curb appeal.
ES: Me está dando una conferencia sobre el atractivo.
EN: Now, that's what I call curb appeal!
ES: Ahora, ;eso es lo que llamo atracciin por el cordin!
EN: I need to freshen up my curb appeal.
ES: Tengo que arreglar mi fachada.
EN: That could use a little more curb appeal.
ES: Le vendría bien un poco más de atractivo en el exterior.
EN: Not a lot of curb appeal.
ES: No tiene mucho atractivo en el exterior.
EN: Well, what she lacks in curb appeal. She makes up for in historic charm.
ES: Bueno, lo que le falta en el atractivo de curvas, ella lo compensa con encanto histórico.
EN: It's got a lot of curb appeal.
ES: Tiene un gran encanto.

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