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dos bénitier

English translation: cowl back

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French term or phrase:dos bénitier
English translation:cowl back
Entered by: Timothy Rake

16:20 Apr 16, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
French term or phrase: dos bénitier
term is used several times in a catalog describing certain dresses. Photos seem to indicate a low-cut back. Is there a special term for this?
Timothy Rake
United States
Local time: 21:37
cowl back
Explanation:
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 22:37
Grading comment
Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1cowl back
Verginia Ophof


  

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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cowl back


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Maxi-Dress-With-Cowl-Back/Prod...
    Reference: http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/cowl+back+...
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 22:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: Note that the Linguee entries are marked as unsafe, though they are actually OK and checking "dos bénitier" on google.fr images is a better way of checking.
41 mins
  -> Thank you B D Finch for that tip !!
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