spick-and-span

spick-and-span also spic-and-span  (spkn-spn)

adj.

1. Immaculately clean; spotless. See Synonyms at neat¹.

2. Brand-new; fresh.

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[Short for obsolete spick and span-new : spick, spike (variant of spike) + span-new.]

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spick-and-span, spic-and-span [ˈspɪkənˈspæn]

adj

1. extremely neat and clean

2. new and fresh

[shortened from spick-and-span-new, from obsolete spick spike, nail + span-new]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	spick-and-span - conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty" bran-new, brand-new, spic-and-span new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
	2.	spick-and-span - completely neat and clean; "the apartment was immaculate"; "in her immaculate white uniform"; "a spick-and-span kitchen"; "their spic red-visored caps" immaculate, speckless, spic, spick, spotless, spic-and-span clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"

Translations

spick-and-span [ˈspɪkənˈspæn] ADJ [house, room] → impecable, como los chorros del oro; [person] → acicalado
they left the cottage spick-and-span → dejaron el chalet impecable, dejaron el chalet como los chorros del oro
everything must be kept spick-and-span → todo tiene que estar impecable

spick-and-span

adj house etc → blitzsauber, tipptopp in Ordnung pred; to look spick-and-span (person) → wie aus dem Ei gepellt aussehen; (house) → blitzsauber sein

spick-and-span [ˌspɪkənˈspæn] adj → pulito/a come uno specchio