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English translation: caters to all our needs
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| 00:38 Nov 30, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: narasimha (X) India Local time: 05:17 | ||||||
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4 mins confidence: 
appeals to all our basic instincts Explanation: How about this for a start? |
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4 mins confidence:
See. Explanation: Meaning: As we wish, in anyway we wish or want. I don't think there is a English idiomatic match. Good luck. |
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44 mins confidence:
in any direction you wish/care Explanation: possibly implying the four main directions in a transferred sense |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1(it suits) our every need / (it can be used) any way we want / (it can be set) anyway we please Explanation: Just a suggestion. |
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2 hrs confidence:
[it's] everything you wished for [.... but wait there's more...] Explanation: something for Christmas, maybe not quite Ramadam (no disrespect intended), but should do OK for the tourists.. Peace to all ! |
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6 hrs confidence:
meets your needs à la carte! Explanation: To keep the French touch (with the French bit in italics, of course). Or you can play around with the first bit.... I suppose my idea is to use "à la carte"! |
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7 hrs confidence:
very/extremely versatile Explanation: Not sure why you need a close idiomatic match - it's not always possible! Seems to me English would express the idea in a more straightforward way. More idiomatic, but not a very close match, might be 'ticks all the right boxes', 'comes up trumps every time', but not sure how appropriate those might be without further context. |
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12 hrs confidence:
to satisfy all our needs/requirements Explanation: This new product molds itself to satisfy all our needs/requirements as though it has been made specially for us.It caters to all our needs. |
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14 hrs confidence:
every which way Explanation: can be used every which way Just what came to mind, and may not fit the register... |
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