reflexpasspoaler

English translation: reflex braids/edgings

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Swedish term or phrase:reflexpasspoaler
English translation:reflex braids/edgings
Entered by: Mats Wiman

12:18 Dec 5, 2001
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering / safety clothing
Swedish term or phrase: reflexpasspoaler
Ergonomiskt riktiga kläder med god passform minimerar obehag och gör arbetet säkrare. Med reflexpasspoaler syns du dessutom bättre.
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reflex braids/edgings
Explanation:
braid=3 garneringsband, kantband, snodd;
träns, passpoal
edging=1 kant, bård [«» Ex an edging of lace], infattning;
kantband
NE:
passpoal [-pua_l] (fr. passepoil, av passer 'gå förbi' och poil 'lugg (på tyg)'), sydd dekorativ tygkant, ofta i avvikande färg, eller snodd insydd i en söm men synlig på rätsidan, använd bl.a. på militäruniformer.
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Mats Wiman
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4 +1reflex braids/edgings
Mats Wiman
5reflective braids
Robert Creutz (X)


  

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reflex braids/edgings


Explanation:
braid=3 garneringsband, kantband, snodd;
träns, passpoal
edging=1 kant, bård [«» Ex an edging of lace], infattning;
kantband
NE:
passpoal [-pua_l] (fr. passepoil, av passer 'gå förbi' och poil 'lugg (på tyg)'), sydd dekorativ tygkant, ofta i avvikande färg, eller snodd insydd i en söm men synlig på rätsidan, använd bl.a. på militäruniformer.



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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 04:41
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 1826
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agree  Sven Petersson
2 mins

neutral  EKM: I senaste texten jag översatte användes "'reflective' braids" konsekvent, inte "reflex"
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reflective braids


Explanation:
You'll find these on jogging suits, for example, so you can run at night, hopefully without being hit by a vehicle. See the Web site below.


    Reference: http://www.v2gsol.globalsources.com/MAGAZINE/TF/0101/OGART.H...
Robert Creutz (X)
Local time: 22:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 36
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