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hemline

Portuguese translation: bainha

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English term or phrase:hemline
Portuguese translation:bainha
Entered by: Katarina Peters

19:41 Sep 7, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: hemline
A frase inteira é a seguinte:

By the end of the 1920s, hemlines were wavering.

Obrigado!
Mabre
Local time: 09:01
bainha
Explanation:
a bainha da saia...pelo menos no Brasil:
http://www.refletindomoda.com/2010/09/bainha.html
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Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 08:01
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3barras
Beta Cummins
4 +3bainha
Katarina Peters
5posição da barra
Joon Oh
4altura da barra
Maria Helena Brenner-Kelly


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
barras


Explanation:
de saia, calca, shorts, etc.

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-09-07 19:45:10 GMT)
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Presumo que o contexto geral discuta sobre o comprimento das saias, no final dos anos 20.

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-09-07 19:50:45 GMT)
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As barras das saias oscilavam. No sentido de que estavam no meio termo entre longas (como tradicionalmente), ou mais curtas.

Veja aqui este exemplo, de 1921:

http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle-fashion/styletrends/c...

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 6
Notes to answerer
Asker: As barras oscilavam ou o comprimento das roupas?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle17: Comprimento das saias.
1 min
  -> Obrigada, Isabelle!
agree  Sheila Gomes
6 mins
  -> Obrigada, Sheila!
agree  Adriana Martins Vieira Querino
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Adriana!
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
altura da barra


Explanation:
diria assim

Maria Helena Brenner-Kelly
United States
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
posição da barra


Explanation:
Sewing posição da barra (vestido, saia). (http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...



Joon Oh
Brazil
Local time: 09:01
Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bainha


Explanation:
a bainha da saia...pelo menos no Brasil:
http://www.refletindomoda.com/2010/09/bainha.html

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 08:01
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonor Machado: em Portugal também!!
9 mins
  -> Obrigada, Leonor! :)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Também diria assim, embora neste texto queira dizer o comprimento ou a altura das saias...
9 hrs
  -> Obrigada Teresa, concordo com "comprimento da saia", se fosse "skirt length"
agree  connie leite
22 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Connie!
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