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cord dresses

French translation: Robes en velours côtelé

21:08 Aug 25, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Adidas, collection, hiver
English term or phrase: cord dresses
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If you think your Inner-Neanderthal isn’t concerned about styling this winter, you’ve got it twisted. 2008 is the year of the vamping Viking. Tartan and sheepskin are rocking the hippest catwalks and adidas Craftsmanship Casuals is hooking you up with the hottest interpretations of the coolest materials known to man. Dark muted colours trick-up hoodies, cord dresses, woollen pants and track tops. And boots such as ZX, Ugg and Arosa complete the exclusive and limited ensemble.

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Jerome
Jerome Elhaik
Local time: 21:45
French translation:Robes en velours côtelé
Explanation:
C'est ce que je pense
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Hélène Treloar
Local time: 15:45
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3 +5Robes en velours côtelé
Hélène Treloar
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Claire Chapman

  

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Robes en velours côtelé


Explanation:
C'est ce que je pense

Example sentence(s):
  • Robe en velours côtelé Conçue pour l'automne et l'hiver
Hélène Treloar
Local time: 15:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 25
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Chapman: I've posted a reference for a different type of cord dress. For this context, it is probably short for corduroy. :-)
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agree  Christine Roffi: Yes, because "panne de velours" would be too sophisticated for the context...
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agree  Michel A.
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agree  emiledgar: yes, corduroy=velours côtelé (of course, corduroy comes from "corde du roy")
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agree  cenek tomas
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Reference information:
This is another type of cord dress. If they are talking about fall fashion trends, it is probably a corduroy dress and they are shortening the word to cord.

Cord dresses - These dresses are made out of either cotton or linnen [sic] and close with (a) cord(s) running through the front and back that tie up on the shoulders.
http://hilde-designs.livejournal.com/22064.html?mode=reply

Claire Chapman
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