ženilka

English translation: chenille

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Czech term or phrase:žinylka
English translation:chenille
Entered by: Jan Kolbaba

20:42 Dec 13, 2006
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / soft textiles
Czech term or phrase: ženilka
a soft textile material, used for headcover??
Lubomir Moudry
Czech Republic
Local time: 02:11
chenille
Explanation:
"ženilka" looks like a Slovak word. Can we use "žinylka" instead?
here is "a" dictionary: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/slovak...

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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2006-12-16 10:59:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you too :-)
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Jan Kolbaba
Czech Republic
Local time: 02:11
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6chenille
Jan Kolbaba
3 +1chenille
Martina Silpoch


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
chenille


Explanation:
I believe it might be a different spelling of žinýlka. Material used for a long time, also in shawls to go with some regional kroje decades ago.

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Note added at 57 mins (2006-12-13 21:39:24 GMT)
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Sorry Jan, I did not refresh the page and did not see you already posted the answer

Martina Silpoch
Canada
Local time: 18:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Czech

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Chmelarova: with žinilka, žinylka
4 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
chenille


Explanation:
"ženilka" looks like a Slovak word. Can we use "žinylka" instead?
here is "a" dictionary: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/slovak...

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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2006-12-16 10:59:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you too :-)

Jan Kolbaba
Czech Republic
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helenka
1 hr
  -> díky!

agree  Alice Hegrova
1 hr
  -> díky!

agree  Marek Buchtel
2 hrs
  -> díky!

agree  vic voskuil
3 hrs
  -> díky!

agree  Maria Chmelarova: žinilka, žinylka v čestine
5 hrs
  -> díky!

agree  Gabriela Verešová
11 hrs
  -> díky!
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