Urgent! Pile 100% Polyester

Spanish translation: felpa

04:57 Dec 20, 2000

English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]

English term or phrase: Urgent! Pile 100% Polyester

Can you think of anything for 'pile'? as in 'pile 100% polyester'? The pile is the top soft part of the fabric e.g. if you look at a carpet, there is a backing part and a soft top part. In this case, the backing part may not be polyester.

My English dictionary says for pile: 'the soft projecting surface on velvet, carpet etc'

Any ideas for a translation to Spanish of 'Pile 100% Polyester'?

Thanks in advance.

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Local time: 03:06

Spanish translation:felpa

Explanation:
pile: the tufts or loops of surface fibres or yarns that project upwards from the base or backing of the carpet to form a non-matted surface .

felpa: terciopelo de penacho muy largo,formado por hilos de urdimbre

pile=felpa I´ve also found it translated as "pelo" (de alfombra, in this case)

Hope it helps!!
:)

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Claudia Porta
Local time: 22:06

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felpa

Claudia Porta

pelo 100% de polyester

Claudia Porta

felpa...?

Pablo Martínez (X)

tupido

Luz Bordenkircher

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felpa

Claudia Porta
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 51

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Thank you very much to all of you!

43 mins

pelo 100% de polyester

Explanation:
I´ve changed my mind,´cause you can´t talk about "felpa de polyester"
I believe the right translation would be "pelo" or "hilo", if we´re dealing with carpet pile, of course

pelo de alfombra 100% de polyester.

Reference: http://eurodic.ip.lu:8086//cgi-bin/edicbin/expert.pl#6

Claudia Porta
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 51

43 mins

felpa...?

Explanation:
According to dicc., felpa is "tejido que tiene pelo por la haz...", which, strictly speaking, would be applicable to the whole carpet. However, I think it could be used if you do not find anything better.
You could also go around the problem by saying "superficie (cara) afelpada", etc.
Good luck...

Pablo Martínez (X)
Spain
Local time: 03:06
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1592

48 mins

tupido

Explanation:
that is, close woven.

Good Luck!

Luz Bordenkircher
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 208

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