United KingdomUnited StatesGlobal (English)informalneutral
Dressed in very fashionable, elegant, or extravagant clothing; dressed extremely smartly for a special occasion.
Arranged or presented in a highly polished or showy manner intended to impress.
Examples:
EN: Here he is in 1640, 34 years old, dressed to the nines, as if he's one with the greatest past masters.
ES: Aquí está en 1640, 34 años, vestido con sus mejores galas, como si fuera uno de los maestros del pasado.
EN: So we dressed to the nines, Picked up our dates, And got ready for a night to remember.
ES: Así que nos vestimos de punta en blanco, recogimos a nuestras citas y nos alistamos para una noche inolvidable.
EN: Look at all of you, you're all dressed to the nines.
ES: Mira a todos ustedes, ya está todo vestido de punta en blanco.
EN: She was dressed to the nines and wore huge diamond earrings.
ES: lba de punta en blanco y llevaba pendientes de diamantes.
EN: She was dressed to the nines and wore huge diamond earrings.
ES: lba de punta en blanco y llevaba pendientes de diamantes.
EN: I dressed to the nines to look for a job and you ..
ES: Me vestí de tiros largos para ir a buscar empleo y usted...
EN: When a master thought he could solve it by filling his huge house with droves of Negroes dressed to the nines, he was solving a very different problem... the problem of his prestige in the eyes of his family and his guests.