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pantalons à plis marqués

English translation: pants with sharp creases


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French term or phrase:pantalons à plis marqués
English translation:pants with sharp creases
Entered by: Hal D'Arpini
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17:22 Jan 4, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Clothes catalogue
French term or phrase: pantalons à plis marqués
Bonjour,
Je recherche la traduction exacte de 'plis marqués' en ce qui concerne des pantalons.....contexte: description d'une nouvelle collection.
Merci !
RocMer
Local time: 02:41
pants with sharp creases
Explanation:
This is how this type of crease would be described for pants (in the U.S. at least).
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Hal D'Arpini
Local time: 02:41
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2knife crease
NancyLynn
4 +3pants with sharp creases
Hal D'Arpini
2permanent crease trousers
Wendy Streitparth
3 -1pleated trousersreeny


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
knife crease


Explanation:
This is a common term in the clothing industry



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Note added at 5 mins (2012-01-04 17:27:46 GMT)
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http://www.styleforum.net/t/112736/chino-linos-knife-crease-... for example

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 20:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
3 hrs

agree  gallagy2
5 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pants with sharp creases


Explanation:
This is how this type of crease would be described for pants (in the U.S. at least).


    Reference: http://www.ehow.com/how_8673623_sharp-crease-pants-ironing.h...
Hal D'Arpini
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: Or "trousers with a sharp crease" for the UK
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, B.

agree  Gabriella Bertelmann: agree
9 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Liliane Hatem
1 day1 hr
  -> Thanks.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pleated trousers


Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=pleated trousers&gs_s...

http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&cp=24&gs_id=7&xhr=t&q=pant...

reeny
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: No, pleats are at the waistband to give fullness on the hips.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
permanent crease trousers


Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 5
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Jan 11 - Changes made by Hal D'Arpini:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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