Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
deux bras sans manches
English translation:
two sleeveless arms
Added to glossary by
JH Trads
Nov 1, 2001 12:46
22 yrs ago
French term
deux bras sans manches
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
This term is used to speak about cloth
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | two sleeveless arms | dmwray |
4 | sleeveless arms | Kateabc |
4 | two arms without sleeves | Brigitte Gendebien |
4 | literally: "two arms without sleeves" or "sleeveless" | Mimi7 |
Proposed translations
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two sleeveless arms
I presume the cloth could be something related to clothing. A 'manche' is a sleeve.
It could be two sleeves without the arm portion.
Render it according to your context, I hope this is what you need!
Native English speaker
It could be two sleeves without the arm portion.
Render it according to your context, I hope this is what you need!
Native English speaker
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4 mins
sleeveless arms
Is it talking about a lack of cloth/covering? If so, this is the expression we use to refer to bare arms.
6 mins
two arms without sleeves
Domaine(s) : industrie de la confection 1 / 1
arm bras
Déf. :
Partie allongée de la machine à coudre qui renferme des arbres de transmission. Le bras est le plus souvent situé à la partie supérieure de la machine et, dans ce cas, il relie la tête à la colonne.
[Office de la langue française, 1973]
Domaine(s) : habillement 3 / 3
sleeve manche
Déf. :
The part of a garment covering the arm.
[1976]
arm bras
Déf. :
Partie allongée de la machine à coudre qui renferme des arbres de transmission. Le bras est le plus souvent situé à la partie supérieure de la machine et, dans ce cas, il relie la tête à la colonne.
[Office de la langue française, 1973]
Domaine(s) : habillement 3 / 3
sleeve manche
Déf. :
The part of a garment covering the arm.
[1976]
8 mins
literally: "two arms without sleeves" or "sleeveless"
I believe this is it but having a bit more text would help.
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