Feb 17, 2005 14:52
19 yrs ago
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English term

hip brief

English to French Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
caleçon ????

Discussion

Gayle Wallimann Feb 17, 2005:
Is this for men or women?

Proposed translations

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slip

en français c'est l'appelleation courante de cette forme de sous-vêtement
Peer comment(s):

agree Dr Sue Levy (X) : slip taille basse
10 mins
agree Jocelyne S : Oui, mais plutôt préciser "taille basse", comme dit Sue Levy.
24 mins
agree Gayle Wallimann : Slip taille basse. http://images.google.fr/images?hl=fr&lr=&client=firefox-a&rl...
37 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci, cela correspond à mes recherches ultérieures ( photos à l'appui!!!!)"
4 mins

caleçon

oui
Peer comment(s):

neutral Gayle Wallimann : Only in Quebec, I think.
37 mins
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5 mins

slip échancré

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+1
13 mins

string

go to website
they use culotte/string interchangeably
in the U.S. these terms are very specific

http://www.rushcollection.com/Web?task=&process=AccueilCateg...

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very detailed descriptions

http://www.jockey.com/en-US/Catalog/Silhouette.htm?CategoryN...
Peer comment(s):

agree Claire Chapman : string taille basse http://www.rushcollection.com/se/index.html?q=string taille ... [with the exception of the string bikini shown]
1 hr
merci :-)
neutral Dr Sue Levy (X) : In France, "string" is a thong (bare derrière ;-))//back view CK string taille basse http://fr.kelkoo.com/ctl/do/drilldown~108801/Culotte___Strin...
2 hrs
look at the photo - it is NOT a thong-that is not the same item -
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+2
35 mins

culotte taille basse

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attention : un slip c\'est + pour les hommes et un string n\'est pas \"brief\".
Peer comment(s):

agree Gayle Wallimann : Yes, for women.
6 mins
agree sarahl (X)
3 hrs
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1 hr

boxer / boxer taille basse

Could it not be when the waist of the brief is low, but the legs are low cut.. such as on these photographs...Used for women as well as men.
Just a suggestion.
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