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chiusura a serafino

English translation: grandad collar

13:30 Nov 1, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / shirt
Italian term or phrase: chiusura a serafino
It is a cotton shirt in which the front opening (with buttons or poppers) only goes halfway down the chest, ie the shirt will have to be pulled off over the head. Anyone know the proper English tecnical term?
RosFlinn (X)
English translation:grandad collar
Explanation:
Or "grandad/granddad front"

Might work.

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-11-01 13:46:09 GMT)
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OR "grandad fastening".
OR "grandad style fastening".

http://www.grandadshirts.co.uk/

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Note added at 27 mins (2006-11-01 13:58:18 GMT)
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"chiusura a serafino" here represents what I would call "grandad style front": http://www.modafil.it/SingoloMst.jsp?art=M745879 but it would really depend on your context - thermal nightwear or cotton shirts yes; high-end catwalk no!
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awilliams
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3 +2grandad collar
awilliams
4placket shirt
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placket shirt


Explanation:
Than the number of buttons can be added for ex. 3 button placket shirt....
many hits on google.
Instead of buttons a zipper would be "quater zip"
Giovanna

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Note added at 21 mins (2006-11-01 13:51:37 GMT)
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Sorry spelling error: quarter zip

giovie72
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
grandad collar


Explanation:
Or "grandad/granddad front"

Might work.

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-11-01 13:46:09 GMT)
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OR "grandad fastening".
OR "grandad style fastening".

http://www.grandadshirts.co.uk/

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Note added at 27 mins (2006-11-01 13:58:18 GMT)
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"chiusura a serafino" here represents what I would call "grandad style front": http://www.modafil.it/SingoloMst.jsp?art=M745879 but it would really depend on your context - thermal nightwear or cotton shirts yes; high-end catwalk no!

awilliams
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Local time: 06:27
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agree  Rachel Fell: nice link:) -it might need to be "overhead grandad collar", as otherwise it cd. open all the way down, the grandad bit referring t the actual collar strictly spking http://www.allwords.com/word-grandad collar.html
18 mins
  -> thanks, Rachel
agree  Angela Arnone: I'd say mid-fastening "grandad shirt" rather than "overhead" (?).
31 mins
  -> thanks, Angela
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