Apr 21, 2011 13:17
13 yrs ago
German term
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
auf Form gestrickt
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
This phrase occurs in a promotional text for a cashmere sweater in the following context:
"Figurumspielender, klassischer Basic-Pullover mit Rundhalsausschnitt aus anschmiegsamer, weicher Kaschmirwolle. Der Pullover ist *auf Form gestrickt* und überzeugt durch das edle Material, das selbst bei großer Kälte angenehm warm hält und die Körpertemperatur optimal reguliert. Ein treuer Begleiter durch die kalte Jahreszeit."
Any help would be much appreciated.
"Figurumspielender, klassischer Basic-Pullover mit Rundhalsausschnitt aus anschmiegsamer, weicher Kaschmirwolle. Der Pullover ist *auf Form gestrickt* und überzeugt durch das edle Material, das selbst bei großer Kälte angenehm warm hält und die Körpertemperatur optimal reguliert. Ein treuer Begleiter durch die kalte Jahreszeit."
Any help would be much appreciated.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | fully fashioned |
Alison MacG
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| 4 +1 | rephrase: form hugging cashmere sweater |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Proposed translations
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5 hrs
Alison MacG
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Patents and related material specialist
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, UK, British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Swedish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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70
Selected
fully fashioned
And for a final fashion hint women are informed that "neben den geschnittenen Strickwaren gibt es die anderen, auf Form gestrickten, die man fully fashioned nennt"
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q="auf form gestrickten"&hl=e...
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q="auf form gestrickten"&hl=e...
Peer comment(s):
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Cetacea
: Exactly.
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Thanks, Cetacea!
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urbom
17 hrs
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Thanks, urbom!
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Sabine Griebler
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Thanks, Sabine!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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2 hrs
rephrase: form hugging cashmere sweater
I know" gestrickt" isn't mentioned here, but it is self-evident as it is made of cashmere wool. hth
Peer comment(s):
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: oder: "figure-hugging knit"?
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thanks, Johanna, your suggestion would be a good solution, too
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Sabine Schmalzl
: like both Ingeborg's and Johanna's suggestions
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vielen Dank, Sabine
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Cetacea
: This has nothing to with figure-hugging. A very loose cardigan can be auf Form gestrickt as well. It means that rather than being cut from knit fabric, the individual pieces are knit "to the proper shape". In English, the term is fully fashioned.
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mooneyr (X)
: I would interpret "auf Form gestrickt" as "tailored". It's a figure-hugging tailored fit cashmere jumper (or sweater in US English)
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