Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 25, 2007 13:21
16 yrs ago
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German term
souverän
German to English
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Souveränes Sackkleid aus Jersey für jede Gelegenheit:Hemdkragen 3/4 Ballon-Ärmel, Reißverschluß Vorne, Gürtel in Taille, bequemer, kniellanger Rock.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | classy |
jerrie
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| 3 | Confident |
Brigitte Hamilton
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| 2 | stylish |
Francis Lee (X)
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| 2 | dress with confidence / self-assured look |
Paul Cohen
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Change log
Jun 25, 2007 19:07: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "Souveränes" to "souverän"
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
Souveränes
Selected
classy
sophisticated, superior (top quality)
Peer comment(s):
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Paul Cohen
: with sophisticated (a sophisticated sack dress? - that would give the text some eye-catching alliteration)
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Thank you, Paul!
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Johanna Timm, PhD
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Thanks!
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Francis Lee (X)
: Wasn't by chance inspirerd by my "stylish", was it? ;-) / Kein Vorwurf. I just think it's a shame that the Asker shows insufficient acknowledgement of my (and your) input.
9 days
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No, years of full-time fashion translation ;-(
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
3 mins
German term (edited):
Souveränes
stylish
Difficult to say IMO.
12 mins
Brigitte Hamilton
Canada
Canada
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Canada
Financial/Business/Legal Translations
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English
German term (edited):
Souveränes
Confident
Souverän generally means 'confident', I think this would apply in this context also (ie. a dress that exudes confidence)?
25 mins
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Works in field
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
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7
German term (edited):
Souveränes
dress with confidence / self-assured look
I'm not too terribly confident on this one - so it's only a CL2 (no pun intended). I was just going to enter this answer with a CL1 when I saw Brigitte's suggestion - with a CL3. That gave me a little more confidence. So here it goes. Would it be going too far out on a limb to say "dress with confidence when you wear this..."?
It's not an adjective, so you would of course have to reword the sentence/phrase.
or self-assurance?
For that self-assured look...?
It's not an adjective, so you would of course have to reword the sentence/phrase.
or self-assurance?
For that self-assured look...?
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