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French to English Textiles / Clothing / Fashion Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
avec de la tenue		with body
à détourner		versatile
à forte rotation		rapid turnover/frequently replaced/swiftly changing
à grande ampleur		with a full skirt or full skirted	Timothy Rake
Entered by: Timothy Rake
à la marque		favored by the label, favored by the brand
à la même fréquence.		(wash them) with the same frequency / whenever you wash one, you should wash the other
à la tombée du métier		coming off the [needle] bed [of the knitting machine]
à revers		with turn-ups	Gail Bond
Entered by: Gail Bond
ébauche		blank
échéance de tournée de vente		deadline for the round of sales [or sales round or sales period]
éclats percés / pierres a coudre		lochrosen / sew-on stones
écochage		scutching
écrin identitaire		hallmark presentation case
éditeur de la décoration		design house
élaise		draw-sheet
élastique à culottes		knicker elastic
épaules Saint-Galmier		sloping shoulders
épaules tombantes		drop(ped) shoulders
étoupes de lin complémentaires des fibres de chanvre		flax/linen fibers and hemp fibers
étui à fenêtre		case with see-through pockets, compartments or see-through case	Yolanda Broad
Entered by: Yolanda Broad
être au cœur de la fête		is the life of the party
Babies		mary janes
bachette		light canvas	John Simpson
Entered by: John Simpson
bague pavage		pavé ring
balconnet vs. corbeille		balconette vs. demi-cup (or half-cup)
balconnet, ampliforme, triangle.		see below - lots of bras!	Maria Burnett
Entered by: Maria Burnett
baleine		underwire
baleines de soutien gorges		bra underwires
balustrage		walking, walking pieces
banane		dog-eared
bande de propreté		coverseam	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
bandes triangles rehaussées.		embellished [enhanced or decorated] triangles [or triangle-shaped strips]
barème de tricotage		Knitting pattern
baroudeuses huppées		upscale adventurers / upscale women about town
baskets montantes		high-top trainers
bassine barrée		do not wash
battage		Picking	Lucy Teasdale
Entered by: Lucy Teasdale
bavette de marquage		name tag/label	Marie-Helene Dubois
Entered by: Marie-Helene Dubois
bénitiers		cowl neckline	Mark Nathan
Entered by: Mark Nathan
bûche		cutwork	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan

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