Mar 15, 2007 10:18
17 yrs ago
English term
A kino for parachute silk
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"Danny's been telling me about his real estate. He's a landlord."
"Yes. A kino for parachute silk," Gunther said, shaking his head, amused.
"Steady," Danny said. "No tales out of school now."
what's the meaning of "A kino for parachute silk"?
"Yes. A kino for parachute silk," Gunther said, shaking his head, amused.
"Steady," Danny said. "No tales out of school now."
what's the meaning of "A kino for parachute silk"?
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Jalapeno
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Still working on "The Good German"?
"Kino" is the German term for "movie theater". If I remember correctly, Danny has exchanged a large amount of parachute silk against a Kino. Parachute silk was in high demand among women after the war - they used it to make their own lingerie.
"Kino" is the German term for "movie theater". If I remember correctly, Danny has exchanged a large amount of parachute silk against a Kino. Parachute silk was in high demand among women after the war - they used it to make their own lingerie.
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
: Sounds like this might be right - this is from Wikipedia - Kino has more than one meaning, several derived from the fact that it stands for "movie theater" or "cinema" in several European language
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Tony M
: Makes perfect sense, given the setting and period context.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Alfa Trans (X)
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