08:56 Feb 23, 2008 |
Japanese to English translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Electronics / Elect Eng / washing machine | |||||||
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3 +1 | fabric chemicals |
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4 | chemicals for fabrics |
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fabric chemicals Explanation: It seems fabric chemicals cover a wide range: fabric softeners (added into the wash), anti-static sprays (to prevent embarrassing static cling), fire-retardants, etc... http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://w... http://www.indianchemicalportal.com/fabric-chemicals.html BUSINESS PROFILE Manufacturing and supplying a wide range of textile chemicals and textile auxiliaries like pre treatment chemicals, dyeing agents, printing agents, washing aids, finishing agents, amino silicon, fabric softener and textile speciality chemicals. Homes That Heal (and Those That Don't): How Your Home Could Be ... - Google Books Result by Athena Thompson - 2004 - Health & Fitness - 320 pages What are the effects of all these fabric chemicals on their young bodies? Children grow so fast they are constantly in need of new clothes. ... books.google.com/books?isbn=0865715114... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2008-02-23 09:13:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If you're talking about fabric chemicals for washing machines, I know that I add fabric chemicals such as softeners, bleach and brighteners for every wash. :-) I rub in "stain remover" sometimes for particularly stubborn stains. Come to think of it, it's amazing how many fabric chemicals we use! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2008-02-23 13:14:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Textile chemicals" is another alternative but "fabric chemicals" is much more prevalent. Example sentence(s):
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chemicals for fabrics Explanation: I usually like to choose the shortest way to translate things, but sometimes, I believe tranlations need some clear explanation even if the words increase a bit. I know that Joyce is correct for the meaning, but I wonder some people might think it means chemicals made from fabrics (some new kind of recycling or something). So, this is just my suggestion. |
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