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chemise veste

English translation: overshirt


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French term or phrase:chemise veste
English translation:overshirt
Entered by: cc in nyc
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19:13 Jan 8, 2012
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Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Clothes catalogue
French term or phrase: chemise veste
Bonsoir,

Qui peut m'aider à trouver la traduction en anglais de 'chemise veste', pour un catalogue de vêtements ?

Merci !
RocMer
Local time: 02:41
overshirt
Explanation:
That's what "chemise veste" looks like with "Google Images."

Plus the GDT gives "overshirt" for "chemise-veste" too. ;-)
http://www.granddictionnaire.com
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cc in nyc
Local time: 20:41
Grading comment
merci
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3overshirtcc in nyc
3 +2shirt jacket
David Hollywood


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
shirt jacket


Explanation:
Introducing the limited-edition Saito Shirt-Jacket, new from Betabrand. It's Tokyo style, made in San Francisco.


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Note added at 6 mins (2012-01-08 19:20:41 GMT)
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nothing to back it up but maybe ...

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-01-08 19:21:17 GMT)
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shirt jacket. noun. Definition of SHIRT JACKET. : a jacket designed in the style of a shirt —called also shirt-jac. First Known Use of SHIRT JACKET. 1879. Browse ...


David Hollywood
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  emiledgar: a chemise-veste is more chemise than veste so it would be a jacket shirt if the expression existed.
11 hrs
agree  mimi 254
15 hrs
agree  rossignol
2 days10 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
overshirt


Explanation:
That's what "chemise veste" looks like with "Google Images."

Plus the GDT gives "overshirt" for "chemise-veste" too. ;-)
http://www.granddictionnaire.com

cc in nyc
Local time: 20:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  emiledgar
11 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Jean-Louis S.
15 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  ACOZ
1 day3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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Jan 16 - Changes made by cc in nyc:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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