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à partir des droites et des obliques

English translation: [working] from right-angles/perpendiculars and diagonals

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French term or phrase:à partir des droites et des obliques
English translation:[working] from right-angles/perpendiculars and diagonals
Entered by: sofi21

23:02 Nov 21, 2012
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / dressmaking
French term or phrase: à partir des droites et des obliques
Il construit ses modèles à partir des droites et des obliques, faisant coincider la silhouette avec le gabarit des lettres.

The phrase is about Christian Dior and his collections inspired by letters, e.g. A line, H line, Y line
sofi21
Greece
Local time: 12:02
[working] from right-angles/perpendiculars and diagonals
Explanation:
I think "oblique" has to be translated here as "diagonals", because an "oblique angle" in English is specifically an angle of more than 90°.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:02
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4[working] from right-angles/perpendiculars and diagonals
B D Finch
3based on perpendiculars and obliques
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based on perpendiculars and obliques


Explanation:
that's the literal definition i think

FoundInTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:02
Native speaker of: English
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[working] from right-angles/perpendiculars and diagonals


Explanation:
I think "oblique" has to be translated here as "diagonals", because an "oblique angle" in English is specifically an angle of more than 90°.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 112

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neutral  FoundInTrans: That translation could work of course N.B. an oblique can be any angle. I think you mean obtuse for > 90 in your explanation.
2 days 9 hrs
  -> You could be right. However, in the current fashion context, it would be more usual to use the term diagonal
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