Grain de poudre

Arabic translation: صوف من نوعية غران دو بودر

05:54 May 15, 2008

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / tuxedos

English term or phrase: Grain de poudre

the sentence is : "One-button tuxedo jacket in black grain de poudre". it seems that this kind of textile is used in tuxedos and suits. it might be some kind of very tightly woven wool.

Lubna Asmar KudoZ activity Questions: 52 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 18 Lebanon
Local time: 09:12

Arabic translation:صوف من نوعية غران دو بودر

Explanation:
وهو صوف خفيف ناعم جدًا عالي النوعية

http://www.observer.com/node/46079
A Vera Wang suit in grain de poudre (the same lightweight wool that Yves himself always used) will set you back about $4,000.

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I would keep the french transcribed in arabic as it is the case in english

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zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 09:12

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Summary of answers provided

5 +4

صوف من نوعية غران دو بودر

zkt

5 +1

صوف ناعم من نوع "جران دو بودر

Nadia Ayoub

3 +1

جُوخ

Alexander Yeltsov

اتجاة الالياف

Yahya Kerolos

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peer agreement (net): +4

grain de poudre

صوف من نوعية غران دو بودر

zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 09:12
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

thank you

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

grain de poudre صوف ناعم من نوع "جران دو بودر

Explanation:
It's a very fine woolen fabric, the French name is used also in English, and Italian, so I imagine we should use it also in Arabic.
The French definition is:
Grain de poudre
tissu de laine peignée à grains très fins; * smokings, tailleurs habillés pour dames.

Example sentence(s):

Il regista americano, semplice ed elegante, ha indossato un un tuxedo nero 'grain de poudre' con una semplice..

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 08:12
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 44

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

grain de poudre جُوخ

Explanation:
grain de poudre (French) -> broadcloth (English) -> جُوخ (Arabic)

fine smooth double-width black cloth , formerly used for men's clothes
http://dictionary.sakhr.com/idrisidic_2MM.asp?Lang=E-A&Sub=b...

Alexander Yeltsov
Local time: 09:12
Native speaker of: Russian

39 mins confidence:

grain de poudre اتجاة الالياف

Language variant: grain means: the direction of threads in a woven fabric in relation to the selvage

Explanation:
but direction towrad what , ...

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you are welcome loul, i know it would be a certain kind of textiles.

Yahya Kerolos
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: thank you Yahya. but i don't think this is it because it is some kind of textile. it has to have some arabic name like صوف for example

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