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pajetjes

English translation: spangles, sequins

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Dutch term or phrase:pajetjes
English translation:spangles, sequins
Entered by: Evert DELOOF-SYS

15:02 Nov 5, 2001
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Dutch term or phrase: pajetjes
In an inventory of house contents
Neil Crockford
Local time: 20:36
spangles, sequins
Explanation:
'Pajetjes' (wrongly spelled) most probably stands for 'pailletten', which are spangles (beads), sequins,... which may be used in home decorating as well.

Never heard of 'pajetjes' as such.

HTH
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 21:36
Grading comment
Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3are you sure?
Serge L
4spangles, sequins
Evert DELOOF-SYS


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
are you sure?


Explanation:
I don't know the word, I get no hits on search engines...

What comes closest is "paillette", but that is used for the decoration of clothes...

HTH, anyway

Serge L.

Serge L
Local time: 21:36
PRO pts in pair: 261

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tasman (X): perhaps it means "ornaments" in this context
23 mins
agree  Pieter_H: Small gadgets, perhaps...?
32 mins
agree  Claudia Ait-Touati: Probably you are looking for the word palletjes. It is pronounced as pajetjes.
3 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spangles, sequins


Explanation:
'Pajetjes' (wrongly spelled) most probably stands for 'pailletten', which are spangles (beads), sequins,... which may be used in home decorating as well.

Never heard of 'pajetjes' as such.

HTH

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 1278
Grading comment
Many thanks.
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