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: We'll be dressed to the nines until we die!
ES: Estaremos vestidos a la moda hasta la muerte
EN: And the audience dressed to the nines.
ES: - Y el público, de punta en blanco. - Sí.
EN: And I think we should get dressed to the nines.
ES: Creo que deberíamos vestirnos bien para la ocasión.
EN: I assume that, based on you walking in, dressed to the nines, offering apologies masquerading as explanations. - Scully.
ES: Lo deduzco basándome en que viene de punta en blanco y pidiendo disculpas disfrazadas de explicaciones.
EN: A little past 10:00pm, I was dressed to the nines at Brasserie 8-1/2.
ES: Un poco pasadas las 10:00 p. m., estaba bien arreglada en Brasserie 8-1/2.
EN: Wow, these dogs are dressed to the nines.
ES: estos perros están vestidos de punta en blanco.
EN: Opening night, doctors, lawyers, businessmen and their wives, all dressed to the nines.
ES: En el estreno habrá médicos y abogados con sus esposas, vestidos de gala.
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.