English to Afrikaans translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / lingerie | | English term or phrase: merry widow | | From steel boned Tightlacing corsets through to fashionable bodices, Merry widows and girdles, one of few couture corsetieres in the world, Arwen is famous for her corsetry that mould the body into a sleek and natural hourglass shape. |
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 Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 09:33
| Grading comment Korset "klink" beter as korselet, maar ek gaan nie stry met soveel bewyse nie. Baie dankie!
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8 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 korseletbra
Explanation:
1. Definitions of English term here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corselet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torsolette
//"Merry widow" is the generic term for a corselet bra in the United States.//
2. Black Pharos EN/AF says:
cors(e)let (hist) (bors)harnas, borsstuk, korselet
The plural would be "korseletbra's".
| Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 09:33
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Native speaker of:  Afrikaans
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Korset "klink" beter as korselet, maar ek gaan nie stry met soveel bewyse nie. Baie dankie! |
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