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kitten heel

German translation: Y-Absatz

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English term or phrase:kitten heel
German translation:Y-Absatz
Entered by: Ute Wietfeld

15:27 Jan 2, 2001
English to German translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: kitten heel
A low sculptured heel curved sharply inward along the sides and back, then flared slightly at the base - does anyone know the German term? Many thanks!
Ute Wietfeld
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:36
Reference
Explanation:
Unfortunately, I did not find the translation in a bilingual dictionary.
However, the following web sites might help you at least a little.

The following site is in English and provides pictures of this kind of heel:
http://www.fp1.com/sept98/features/shoe/fullshow/4.html

The following two web sites mention "Y-Absätze", although they do not provide pictures of them. You can easily find the relevant passages by looking for "Y-Absätze" using the "find in page" feature.

http://www.farbberatung.de/news/schuhsommer.htm
http://www.schuhrevue.com/hoegl_trend.htm

Sorry that I do not have time to look any further.

Again, I am pretty sure that Y-Absätze is a correct translation for kitten heels.
I hope that I could help you at least a little. Good luck.

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Manfred Schnitzlein
Local time: 08:36
Grading comment
Lieber Manfred, ganz herzlichen Dank - ich habe inzwischen auch Bilder gefunden, die mit dem Kitten Heel übereinstimmen.
Gruß, Ute
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1 hr
Y-Absätze


Explanation:
As far as I know this kind of heels is called "Y-Absätze" in German. I will see if I can find some reference to confirm this translation, but I am pretty sure that this is the term you are looking for.

Manfred Schnitzlein
Local time: 08:36
PRO pts in pair: 4
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1 hr
Reference


Explanation:
Unfortunately, I did not find the translation in a bilingual dictionary.
However, the following web sites might help you at least a little.

The following site is in English and provides pictures of this kind of heel:
http://www.fp1.com/sept98/features/shoe/fullshow/4.html

The following two web sites mention "Y-Absätze", although they do not provide pictures of them. You can easily find the relevant passages by looking for "Y-Absätze" using the "find in page" feature.

http://www.farbberatung.de/news/schuhsommer.htm
http://www.schuhrevue.com/hoegl_trend.htm

Sorry that I do not have time to look any further.

Again, I am pretty sure that Y-Absätze is a correct translation for kitten heels.
I hope that I could help you at least a little. Good luck.



Manfred Schnitzlein
Local time: 08:36
PRO pts in pair: 4
Grading comment
Lieber Manfred, ganz herzlichen Dank - ich habe inzwischen auch Bilder gefunden, die mit dem Kitten Heel übereinstimmen.
Gruß, Ute
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