torsades
English translation: cable knit
| 19:34 Jul 10, 2010 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Catalogue for a shop | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
|  Selected response from: Gail Bond United Kingdom Local time: 08:55 | ||||||
Grading comment
| |||||||
| Summary of answers provided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | cable knit |
| ||
| 3 +1 | twisted fringe/ torsade |
|
Answers
10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1twisted fringe/ torsade Explanation: tor·sade (tôr-sädˈ, -sādˈ) noun A decorative trimming of twisted ribbon or cord, used especially on hats. http://www.yourdictionary.com/torsade Lingerie trim of batiste and ruched lace. Black velvet chapeau, trimmed with a torsade (twist) of blue velvet, bow on the side; a black feather is perched http://books.google.ca/books?id=V9g_DuENwgEC&pg=PA1859&lpg=P... Several satin chapeaux are trimmed with velours epingle', and decorated with ... lined with velvet, and the exterior trimmed with a velvet torsade or ... http://books.google.ca/books?id=n0UFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA382&lpg=PA... Twisted Fringe: http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://charmknits.com/fri... Ladies Vintage Lamb Studded Twisted Fringe Jacket http://www.outbackleather.com/ladies-vintage-lamb-studded-tw... |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
26 mins confidence:
cable knit Explanation: 'torsade' means twisted but in knitting terms it means cable knit. Do you have an image, to be able to check it's this? Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ohdeedoh.co... Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://img.over-blog.c... |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.
See also:
Search millions of term translations