Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
maille torsadée et fantaisie
English translation:
decorative cable knit
Added to glossary by
Rory Andrew Gale
Apr 17, 2020 13:44
4 yrs ago
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French term
France
Fre/Ita/Eng - Medical/Legal/Marketing
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Italian to English
maille torsadée et fantaisie
French to English
Other
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
For the description on a clothing label.
twisted and fantasy knit? Doesn't sound great.
Any experts out there keep your eyes peeled, I will surely have more of these type of questions in the coming days
Many thanks =)
twisted and fantasy knit? Doesn't sound great.
Any experts out there keep your eyes peeled, I will surely have more of these type of questions in the coming days
Many thanks =)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | decorative cable knit |
Emma Page
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| 5 +1 | novelty cable knit |
Melanie Kathan
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| 4 +1 | cable knit and fancy knit |
Helene Tammik
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Proposed translations
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6 mins
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decorative cable knit
"fantaisie" is sometimes used to mean a clothing element which is decorative or "faux", while other times it refers to something more "fanciful" or fun. Maille torsadée can describe cable-knit garments (if the item in question is a sweater/jumper), or a twisted chain (if the item in question is jewellery). Do you have an image or further description of the item?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I prefer your 'decorative' as it is slightly more neutral than 'novelty'. I'm afraid I don't have a picture, I'm flying blind. Many thanks"
+1
2 mins
Helene Tammik
Native in English
Specializes in field
Une belle plume - en anglais
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
cable knit and fancy knit
These are pretty common terms for patterns in knitting
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If it's one single pattern then I'd say "fancy cable knit"
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Or it might not be about the overall pattern, but about single stitches, ie "fancy cable stitch" or "cable stitch and fancy stitch"
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If it's one single pattern then I'd say "fancy cable knit"
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Note added at 6 mins (2020-04-17 13:50:59 GMT)
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Or it might not be about the overall pattern, but about single stitches, ie "fancy cable stitch" or "cable stitch and fancy stitch"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: this is a fairly specialised field, one of those I don't work in and therefore turn down job offers
5 mins
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| neutral |
Emma Page
: It sounds like he's describing a clothing label, not a knitting pattern. I agree that cables are the likely object of description though :)
6 mins
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+1
15 mins
novelty cable knit
The term "fantaisie" in fashion terms can often be translated as "novelty." "Maille torsadée" does indeed mean "cable knit," so this is a reasonable translation of the whole phrase. It gets many hits in an online search (see one example below.)
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