pantaloni alla pescatora

English translation: Crop/cropped trousers

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Italian term or phrase:Pantaloni alla pescatora
English translation:Crop/cropped trousers
Entered by: Sabrina Eskelson

13:33 Jul 4, 2003
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / fashion
Italian term or phrase: pantaloni alla pescatora
description of a collection.
Veronica Amadei
Italy
Local time: 21:39
Crop/cropped trousers
Explanation:
o + genericamente, shortcut trousers

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ecco alcune immagini:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006VR2V/104...

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/usbody/denlaccroppa.html

http://www.casual-discounts.com/cropped-pants.asp

http://www.ebrasetc.com/cosabella_pants.htm

http://www.asseenonscreen.com/product.asp?sku=1FCTR0084

BTW, I prefer trousers to pants...
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Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
Local time: 21:39
Grading comment
I wasn't easy to choose a winner... as all the answers are right..but this is the term I decided to use in my translation, Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9capri pants
Francesca Siotto
4 +6Crop/cropped trousers
Sabrina Eskelson
4 +4pedal pushers, clamdiggers
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +1pantalones pirata
XXX XXX
4capri pants
Marian Greenfield


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
capri pants


Explanation:
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senza deformarsi. Pantaloni alla Pescatora In inglese prendono il nome
dell\'isola italiana, Capri (Capri pants). Questi mezzi pantaloni ...

www.oviesse.ch/it/glossario.php3

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006XY4X/002...

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guarda questa pagina, mostra proprio dei pantaloni stile pescstora chiamati capri trousers

http://www.emporiolingerie.com/ProductDetails.asp?PID=480


Francesca Siotto
Italy
Local time: 21:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
1 min

agree  swisstell
6 mins

agree  Marian Greenfield: you beat me to it...
13 mins

agree  CathyFS
26 mins

agree  marina nasi
3 hrs

agree  giogi
4 hrs

agree  Federica Jean: già - ma mi ricordo vagamente di averlo già visto in passato - che sia nel glossario?
5 hrs

agree  Andreina Baiano: è il modo più comune di chiamarli
6 hrs

agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
6 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pantalones pirata


Explanation:
O "piratas" - son pantalones largos pero que llegan un poco por debajo de la rodilla. Así se llaman en España :-)

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sorry, I though it was the it>sp pair! my mistake!

XXX XXX
Spain
Local time: 20:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giusi Pasi: me gusta!
5 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
capri pants


Explanation:
just a guess, but since fisherman would wear short pants....

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Crop/cropped trousers


Explanation:
o + genericamente, shortcut trousers

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Note added at 2003-07-04 15:31:56 (GMT)
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ecco alcune immagini:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006VR2V/104...

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/usbody/denlaccroppa.html

http://www.casual-discounts.com/cropped-pants.asp

http://www.ebrasetc.com/cosabella_pants.htm

http://www.asseenonscreen.com/product.asp?sku=1FCTR0084

BTW, I prefer trousers to pants...

Sabrina Eskelson
Italy
Local time: 21:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
I wasn't easy to choose a winner... as all the answers are right..but this is the term I decided to use in my translation, Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  manducci
13 mins

agree  silviafont: Yes
52 mins

agree  JudyK: this is probably more widely used than "Capri pants" these days
1 hr

agree  awilliams
2 hrs

agree  giogi: my daughter agrees with you!!!!
4 hrs

agree  Giusi Pasi
5 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
pedal pushers, clamdiggers


Explanation:
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Oxford Paravia Italian Dictinoary (2001)

\"pantaloni alla pescatora: pedal pushers, clamdiffers AE\"

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clam diggers
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 15:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  manducci: Also.
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agree  Moll
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agree  awilliams
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agree  giogi
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