Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dressed up to the nines,
Dutch translation:
piekfijn gekleed
English term
Netherlands
very competitive prices, fast, reliable
Native in: Serbian 
, Dutch
Works in: Bosnian to English, Bosnian to Dutch, Serbian to English, and 23 more.
dressed up to the nines,
| 5 +4 | piekfijn gekleed |
Machiel van Veen (X)
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| 4 +5 | piekfijn uitgedost |
Kirsten Bodart
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| 3 +2 | chic aangekleed |
Frank van Thienen (X)
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| 4 +1 | opgedoft |
vixen
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Mar 10, 2011 13:34: Machiel van Veen (X) Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Kitty Brussaard
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Proposed translations
piekfijn gekleed
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-03-05 22:37:07 GMT)
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he was dressed (up) to the nines: hij was piekfijn gekleed. De eer moet naar de samenstellers van de "Dikke".
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Note added at 11 hrs (2011-03-06 09:51:28 GMT)
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Nines (rarely nine), to (or) up to the ..., : to perfection; admirably, [alledaagse uitdrukking in de late 18e tot 20e eeuw]; Nine wordt gezien als mystiek nummer welke perfectie uitdrukt. Zie hiervoor "A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English" van Eric Partridge.
| waar staat 'nines' voor? |
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Jack den Haan
9 mins
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Mijn dank.
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Kitty Brussaard
14 hrs
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vixen
16 hrs
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Toiny Van der Putte-Rademakers
18 hrs
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chic aangekleed
| agree |
Jack den Haan
8 mins
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bedankt, Jack!
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Kitty Brussaard
14 hrs
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bedankt, Kitty!
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United Kingdom
smile, it's us
Native in: Dutch , English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch, Flemish to English, and 7 more.
piekfijn uitgedost
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Jack den Haan
4 mins
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Gerard de Noord
: Zo zou ik het in de context van W. Somerset Maugham ook vertalen.
1 hr
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Jan Willem van Dormolen (X)
11 hrs
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Kitty Brussaard
14 hrs
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Helena Vansynghel
1 day 11 hrs
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opgedoft
Opgedoft voor Prinsjesdag Het is alweer de derde dinsdag van september, het is Prinsjesdag. Mooie jurken en grote hoeden worden weer uit de kast getrokken, of ontworpen.
http://www.pauze.nl/artikel/2297
Maar de ijverige Assepoester heeft geen mooie jurk en kan dus niet naar het paleis. Uit medelijden zorgt een goede magiër met zijn dieren voor een echte baljurk, zodat ook Assepoester helemaal opgedoft naar het feest kan gaan.
http://www.jeugdtheaterhofplein.nl/assepoester09/
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Machiel van Veen (X)
21 hrs
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