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denari

English translation: denier

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Italian term or phrase:denari
English translation:denier
Entered by: Angela Arnone

08:42 May 23, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing / see sentence
Italian term or phrase: denari
in the following specification "Realizzato in nylon 1000 denari" is it **deniers** or is there another term. The dictionary gives me denier as translation.
Michael Deliso
Local time: 12:05
deniers
Explanation:
Hi Michael

this is the correct translation.

Cheers ;-)
Selected response from:

Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
Local time: 12:05
Grading comment
Hi Sabrina; thanks for the answer. For some reasons I thought denier was a general term for it. Thank you and thank very much to Amy williams.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5denier
awilliams
5 +1deniers
Sabrina Eskelson


Discussion entries: 4





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
deniers


Explanation:
Hi Michael

this is the correct translation.

Cheers ;-)


Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
Local time: 12:05
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Hi Sabrina; thanks for the answer. For some reasons I thought denier was a general term for it. Thank you and thank very much to Amy williams.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  awilliams: We tend not to put an "s" at the end.
1 min
agree  Mgan
7 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
denier


Explanation:
Hi Michael,
You don't need the "s" - just 1000 denier nylon.

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-05-23 08:47:37 GMT) Post-grading
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Lots of refs.

http://www.lewisandclarkflyshop.com/wadshoesbypr.html

Upper construction of super tough 1000 Denier Nylon reinforced with rubber foxing tape and a hard rubber toe.

awilliams
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eva Cederholm
1 min
  -> thanks! - although it was graded within a couple of minutes and the glossary entry is incorrect - sometimes I don't know why I bother :)
agree  Marie-Hélène Hayles
2 mins
  -> cheers. Wish people wouldn't grade so fast!
agree  eileengreen
3 mins
  -> thanks
agree  writeaway: agree with your grading remarks-happens too much and the result is often a wrong/inaccurate answer accepted without further checking
19 mins
  -> cheers
agree  Angela Arnone
1 hr
  -> cheers, Angela
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