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clear cut suit

French translation: tailleur à la coupe impeccable


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English term or phrase:clear cut suit
French translation:tailleur à la coupe impeccable
Entered by: Irène Guinez
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15:36 Jan 5, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / fashion clothes for a magazine
English term or phrase: clear cut suit
The hero pieces of the month are cool techno dresses and clear cut, supple suits – absolutely sophisticated.

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Costumes à coupure nette?
Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 02:00
tailleur à la coupe impeccable
Explanation:
Ou costume s'il s'agit de vêtements pour homme...

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Gwen Delbury
France
Local time: 02:00
Grading comment
Merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1tailleur à la coupe impeccable
Gwen Delbury
4"complet coupe droite"bigmimi
4costume classique
kashew
4des costumes épurés
Sandra Iribarne
3 +1à la coupe sobre
Christine Correcher
3un tailleur bien coupé
Margaret Rigaud


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
à la coupe sobre


Explanation:
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Christine Correcher
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tailleur à la coupe impeccable


Explanation:
Ou costume s'il s'agit de vêtements pour homme...



Example sentence(s):
  • "Tailleur confectionné dans les ateliers de Paris pour la collection hiver 1967. La coupe impeccable de cet élégant tailleur présente les caractéristiques structurelles que Balenciaga adopte dans certains tailleurs de cette décennie."

    Reference: http://cristobalbalenciagamuseoa.com/index.php?seccion=386&i...
Gwen Delbury
France
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Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maryline Pinton
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
des costumes épurés


Explanation:
ou tailleurs (pour femmes)

Sandra Iribarne
France
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un tailleur bien coupé


Explanation:
... A safe bet, on the grounds that, in the absence of visual evidence or more description, "clear-cut suit" does not denote a particular style of cut.



Margaret Rigaud
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costume classique


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 heure (2012-01-05 17:07:07 GMT)
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Should read "clean-cut" I think.

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Note added at 1 heure (2012-01-05 17:07:37 GMT)
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uncomplicated, not fussy.

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Note added at 20 heures (2012-01-06 11:40:26 GMT)
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Oui, OK, "tailleur classique".

kashew
France
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1 day23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"complet coupe droite"


Explanation:
par rapport à "croisé"

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