Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
baleines de soutien gorges
English translation:
bra underwires
Added to glossary by
Sylvia Smith
Nov 1, 2005 08:57
18 yrs ago
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French term
baleines de soutien gorges
French to English
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
clothing manufacturing
This is in a description of a project completed by a consultancy in South America:
transfert de technologie pour les baleines de soutien gorges
My first thought was "underwire", but that seems to be "armature". (It seems I should know this one, being female, but I'm at a bit of a loss!)
Thank you for any suggestions!
transfert de technologie pour les baleines de soutien gorges
My first thought was "underwire", but that seems to be "armature". (It seems I should know this one, being female, but I'm at a bit of a loss!)
Thank you for any suggestions!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +14 | bra underwire |
HelenG
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| 5 | Stay |
emiledgar
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| 4 | underwire |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | rods |
sarahl (X)
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| 3 | bra stiffener |
Security
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Proposed translations
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bra underwire
You were right - it is the underwire and this is confirmed by Le Petit Robert.
Armature however also seems to mean the same thing which is confirmed by the French to English dictionary and Le Petit Robert. They would seem to synonyms.
Good luck
Armature however also seems to mean the same thing which is confirmed by the French to English dictionary and Le Petit Robert. They would seem to synonyms.
Good luck
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank heavens the days of whalebone corsets are long gone!"
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underwire
I think it is the same thing, although "baleine' probably originally meant "bones/boning". The bones are the bits sometimes inserted in the sides of bras, it would seem.
"The UnderWire Bra has gained an
immense amount of popularity with women for ...
Some UnderWire Bras will work fine for some women without the UnderWires in ..."
www.relfe.com/underwire_bras_dangers.html
To see what it is go to:
http://www.coudre-broder-tricoter.com/reparation/baleinesg.a...
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Note added at 2005-11-01 09:50:37 (GMT)
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Of course, this originally meant WHALEBONES - as in the days when women wore whalebone corsets
"The UnderWire Bra has gained an
immense amount of popularity with women for ...
Some UnderWire Bras will work fine for some women without the UnderWires in ..."
www.relfe.com/underwire_bras_dangers.html
To see what it is go to:
http://www.coudre-broder-tricoter.com/reparation/baleinesg.a...
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Note added at 2005-11-01 09:50:37 (GMT)
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Of course, this originally meant WHALEBONES - as in the days when women wore whalebone corsets
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rods
ouch!
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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2005-11-01 10:00:11 GMT)
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I think underwire, or armature, is the whole thing. The first rods were probably made with whale bones or teeth.
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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2005-11-01 10:00:11 GMT)
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I think underwire, or armature, is the whole thing. The first rods were probably made with whale bones or teeth.
3 hrs
bra stiffener
bra stiffener, bra stay, bra support
6 hrs
Stay
A baleine, in whatever piece of clothing is a "stay".
"a flat strip of firm material, as steel or whalebone,, used especially for stiffening corsets, sollars, etc." (Webster's)
"a flat strip of firm material, as steel or whalebone,, used especially for stiffening corsets, sollars, etc." (Webster's)
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Fell
: The underwires in bras are not stays - and underwires aren't flat - the collar inserts are like the bits sometimes in the sides of bras, as CMJ_Trans mentions
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