Aug 2, 2006 08:41
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
douvet
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It looks French, but even that didn't work! No bedspreads et al here please as the context is:
Per gli abiti corti la schiena completamente nuda è coperta da stole di visone, douvet e micropellicce decorate. Some kind of padded shawl? Any help much appreciated! SUE
Per gli abiti corti la schiena completamente nuda è coperta da stole di visone, douvet e micropellicce decorate. Some kind of padded shawl? Any help much appreciated! SUE
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | duvet coats |
Claire Titchmarsh (X)
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| 5 +1 | duvet |
Maria Elisa Manfrino
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| 1 | quilted bolero |
Claire Restivo
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Selected
duvet coats
The big padded coats otherwise known as "piumini"
http://www.furs.com/1999/FurAge122.html
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-08-02 08:53:08 GMT)
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http://shopping.msn.it/cat/Giubbotti-Uomo.html?marca=ME COLL...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-08-02 12:28:52 GMT)
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Seeing other Claire's answer below made me think that perhaps duvet jacket or short duvet jacket is more appropriate. They are also known as down jackets. Impossible to tell whether it is a bolero or not, without seeing the picture, which they obviously haven't given you!!
http://www.furs.com/1999/FurAge122.html
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Note added at 11 mins (2006-08-02 08:53:08 GMT)
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http://shopping.msn.it/cat/Giubbotti-Uomo.html?marca=ME COLL...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-08-02 12:28:52 GMT)
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Seeing other Claire's answer below made me think that perhaps duvet jacket or short duvet jacket is more appropriate. They are also known as down jackets. Impossible to tell whether it is a bolero or not, without seeing the picture, which they obviously haven't given you!!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Daniela Zambrini
7 mins
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| agree |
Nicole Johnson
28 mins
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| agree |
Umberto Cassano
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "seeing as how we talking glam here, I discarded bed covers (!) and jackets and opted for quilted bolero (no pictures, that would make the translator's job far too easy obviously). Thanks to everyone - SUE"
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13 mins
Maria Elisa Manfrino
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
thirty years of accurate translations
Native in: Spanish 
, Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
duvet
A duvet (pronounced /duːveɪ/, from the French duvet /dyvɛ/ "down") is a type of bedding— a soft flat bag traditionally filled with down or feathers, or a combination of both and used on a bed as a blanket. Duvets originally came out of rural Europe and were made of Eider, a type of duck's down, which is well known for its usefulness as an insulator.
Note from asker:
| please read my question - I specifically said NO BEDS - we're talking fashion here |
39 mins
Claire Restivo
Native in English
Writing it right.
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian, English
Related KudoZ points
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5
quilted bolero
It's just a guess. It looks quilted, but a gorgeous naked back is not going to be covered by a duvet coat, is my guess.
The site below has a rather stunning design which is the closest I can picture as elegance when referring to...duvets??!
Claire:)
The site below has a rather stunning design which is the closest I can picture as elegance when referring to...duvets??!
Claire:)
Note from asker:
| oops - clicked before brain was engaged and gave points to other Claire - will get in touch with Angela on this one and sort it out, sorry! SUE |
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