Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Sakkostoff
English translation:
lounge jacket material
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Jul 10, 2002 06:40
22 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Sakkostoff
German to English
Marketing
Mode
Mode
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | lounge jacket material |
Rebecca Holmes
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| 5 +3 | sports jacket material |
Rowan Morrell
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| 4 +1 | jacket material |
Gillian Scheibelein
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| 4 | suiting |
kostan
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| 4 -2 | sack coat material |
Elvira Stoianov
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Selected
lounge jacket material
One of the agencies I work for does a lot of work for fashion trade fairs. We have always referred to this as a "lounge jacket" (Langenscheidt)
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Note added at 2002-07-10 08:12:10 (GMT)
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I think any of the options given would be reasonable. I have seen all of them in dictionaries. Appears to be a matter of personal preference/type of English called for.
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Note added at 2002-07-10 08:12:10 (GMT)
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I think any of the options given would be reasonable. I have seen all of them in dictionaries. Appears to be a matter of personal preference/type of English called for.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!"
+3
3 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1459
sports jacket material
Declined
According to my Collins German dictionary, a "Sakko" is a sports jacket, so Sakkostoff is obviously material for sports jackets, i.e. sports jacket material.
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Note added at 2002-07-10 10:36:55 (GMT)
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Note to Rebecca:
I seemed to hit the button at the wrong time when agreeing with you. What I wanted to say was, I\'d be inclined to pick my one (but then, I\'m biased), or your \"lounge jacket material\" one. Sack coat doesn\'t sound right, and jacket and suiting seem a tad too vague.
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Note added at 2002-07-10 10:36:55 (GMT)
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Note to Rebecca:
I seemed to hit the button at the wrong time when agreeing with you. What I wanted to say was, I\'d be inclined to pick my one (but then, I\'m biased), or your \"lounge jacket material\" one. Sack coat doesn\'t sound right, and jacket and suiting seem a tad too vague.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Elvira Stoianov
: I don't think Sakko is a sports jacket, from what I know, it is the jacket of a man's suit
12 mins
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I'd favour the Collins translation over Leo's in this instance (though "lounge jacket" isn't bad either).
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| agree |
Sabine Tietge
13 mins
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| agree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: Sakko m n (sportlich: sports) jacket (Langenscheidt) - material or fabric
2 hrs
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| agree |
stefana
13 hrs
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Comment: "require a single term"
-2
19 mins
Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Currently employed in-house
Native in: Romanian 
, Hungarian
Works in: German to Romanian, English to Romanian, Romanian to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1082
sack coat material
LEO suggests sack coat for Sakko
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Rowan Morrell
: Not unless they're talking about military clothing. I
3 hrs
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| disagree |
Chris Rowson (X)
: LEO doesn´t have many errors, but this is one of them.
3 hrs
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+1
30 mins
Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
25 years' technical translation, CHEMIST
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
3469
jacket material
looks like the jacket of a suit, but is slightly less formal (not as informal as a sports jacket). This jacket is usually worn with formal trousers, but doesn't have to be the same colour/material. i.e. a smart combination that can be used in formal settings
1 hr
suiting
in my opinion there is no particular expression for "jacket-cloth"
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