Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

spread and sit

French translation:

s'étaler et se mettre en place

Added to glossary by Francis MARC
Aug 2, 2004 18:03
19 yrs ago
English term

spread and sit

Non-PRO English to French Tech/Engineering Textiles / Clothing / Fashion sewing
Curved edges often need to be snipped with scissors between the raw edge and the seam, so that the curve can spread and sit properly without puckering or gathering.
Change log

Jul 8, 2011 11:51: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "spread and sit - voir phrase" to "spread and sit " , "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "Textiles / Clothing / Fashion"

Proposed translations

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English term (edited): spread and sit - voir phrase
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...puisse s'étaler et se mettre en place correctement ...

cranter/entailler les bords courbes pour éviter les fronces
Peer comment(s):

agree ESPARRON (X) : C'est bien la situation, mais les termes me laissent un peu sur la touche. C'est dans ce sens cependant.
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agree NancyLynn
2 hrs
agree Claire Chapman : Wow! Who wrote the original? I've never seen it put quite that way...
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