Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
mondanissima
English translation:
super-chic
Added to glossary by
Giovanna Pistillo
Oct 19, 2008 11:38
15 yrs ago
Italian term
an "angel" to many clients
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, French to Italian
mondanissima
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Other
tourist brochure
"di fronte a Napoli, la *mondanissima* Capri resta una delle destinazioni più ambite... "
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | chic |
Sarah Jane Webb
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| 4 +3 | super-elegant |
Tom in London
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| 4 | fashionable/trendy |
Alessandra Renna
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| 4 | always/super-posh |
Raffaella Panigada
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| 4 | glitzy |
Linda 969
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Proposed translations
21 hrs
Sarah Jane Webb
Native in Italian
&
English
Away with words
Native in: Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy) 
, English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
27
Selected
chic
As Tom says, there seems to be no satisfactory English translation for "mondano". How about chic?
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Note added at 10 days (2008-10-30 08:13:13 GMT) Post-grading
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I like super-chic. Thanks Giovanna.
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Note added at 10 days (2008-10-30 08:13:13 GMT) Post-grading
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I like super-chic. Thanks Giovanna.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Sarah Jane! Guess this is really close to "mondano"... : )"
+3
2 mins
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
170
super-elegant
for 20 years I've been looking for an English equivalent of "mondano" and have never found one that satisfies me....
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Umberto Cassano
0 min
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| agree |
James (Jim) Davis
: Extremely expensive place.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Gina Ferlisi
10 hrs
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50 mins
fashionable/trendy
I think that mondano today is closer to fashionable than elegant. Very fashionable people are often "out of style", making places they frequent not much elegant. See some places in Sardinia during the summer
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Note added at 52 min (2008-10-19 12:30:20 GMT)
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sorry! I miss the superlative:
super/very/highly/extremely fashionable
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Note added at 52 min (2008-10-19 12:30:20 GMT)
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sorry! I miss the superlative:
super/very/highly/extremely fashionable
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tom in London
: but "mondano" doesn't really mean either "elegant" or "fashionable" anyway.
2 hrs
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2 hrs
Raffaella Panigada
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in Italian
Works in field
Switzerland
Professional, reliable, always on time
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
64
always/super-posh
One more possibility. HTH
4 hrs
glitzy
I think this comes pretty close - not sure whether it's used in British English though
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-19 16:26:15 GMT)
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Turns out it is:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stink-over-se...
The nearby town of Anacapri, the less *glitzy* but equally snobbish alternative to Capri town, is responsible for the waste flow affecting the Grotta Azzurra.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-10-19 16:26:15 GMT)
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Turns out it is:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stink-over-se...
The nearby town of Anacapri, the less *glitzy* but equally snobbish alternative to Capri town, is responsible for the waste flow affecting the Grotta Azzurra.
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