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Tachtelware

English translation: Tactel fabric

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German term or phrase:Tactelware
English translation:Tactel fabric
Entered by: Rebecca Holmes

08:47 Jul 3, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / clothing
German term or phrase: Tachtelware
hochwertige Tactelware, Microware, Cotton/Lycra als Basis der sportlichen Linie


From description of a clothing line. Can find hits for Tachtelware in German but no explanation.
Rebecca Holmes
United States
Local time: 01:15
Tactel
Explanation:
looks like a typo for Tactel (registered trade mark of Dupont)
Selected response from:

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 07:15
Grading comment
Thank you Gillian, Jerrie and David. Have a nice rest of the weekend!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5Tactel
Gillian Scheibelein
5Tactel
David Moore (X)
3tactel
jerrie


Discussion entries: 1





  

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


Explanation:
looks like a typo for Tactel (registered trade mark of Dupont)

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 07:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thank you Gillian, Jerrie and David. Have a nice rest of the weekend!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cécile Kellermayr
5 mins
agree  Steffen Walter
1 hr
agree  Nicole Tata: yes, Tactel fabric
1 hr
agree  Armorel Young
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 3 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tactel


Explanation:
Try searching for tactel ... Google UK...loads of hits for this 'material'...sorry about the link ;-))


    Reference: http://www.01shopper.co.uk/dayandnight/html/sitea/item/a72.h...
jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 236
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Tactel


Explanation:
is a soft, smooth micro-fibre material with a sliky sheen, by DuPont as staed above - but why don't they ever define these things????

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Note added at 2003-07-03 10:42:26 (GMT)
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Thereofre to take it a stage further, \"Tactelware\" is clothing (usually underwear etc.) made of this.

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Note added at 2003-07-03 10:43:45 (GMT)
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Therefore to take it a stage further, \"Tactelware\" is clothing (usually underwear etc.) made of this.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 07:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 77
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