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boxer all over

English translation: Boxer shorts (with all-over pattern)


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French term or phrase:boxer all over
English translation:Boxer shorts (with all-over pattern)
Entered by: Colin Morley
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16:41 Feb 9, 2012
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Sports shop
French term or phrase: boxer all over
Another item from the list or products: CONTEXT:

"Des d'imprimés placés, ainsi qu'un nouveau boxer all over pour les garçons."

I suspect the use of "all over" in French isn't the same use a native English speaker would make of the term... Any help will be appreciated. TIA!
FlyHi
Local time: 02:42
Boxer shorts
Explanation:
I don't think the "all over" bit really means anything. See reference below based on a simple google image search
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Colin Morley
France
Local time: 02:42
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Thanks, Colin.
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5 +1Boxer shorts
Colin Morley


  

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Boxer shorts


Explanation:
I don't think the "all over" bit really means anything. See reference below based on a simple google image search


    Reference: http://www.google.fr/imgres?q=boxer+all+over&hl=fr&safe=off&...
Colin Morley
France
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Colin.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
9 mins

neutral  Alison MacG: "all over" refers to the print, as in "all-over [print] boxer [shorts], e.g. ALL-OVER BOXER all over printed cotton boxershort with O'Neill logo http://www.oneilleshop.co.uk/e_commerce/underwear/o-neill/al...
1 hr

neutral  B D Finch: I agree with Alison. Probably the result of bad translation to French from English of the source text.
1 hr

neutral  rkillings: Post the answer, Alison MacG. Using loanwords in host-language word order isn't bad translation, it's the way language works.
3 hrs
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Changes made by editors
Feb 10 - Changes made by Colin Morley:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Feb 9 - Changes made by writeaway:
Field (specific)Sports / Fitness / Recreation => Textiles / Clothing / Fashion


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