pumps

Danish translation: pumps

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English term or phrase:pumps
Danish translation:pumps
Entered by: juliaect

09:15 Oct 12, 2007
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / shoes
English term or phrase: pumps
I need to choose the most common term for such kind of shoes. Is it "pumps" or "højhælede sko"?
juliaect
Local time: 20:56
pumps
Explanation:
Pumps are ladies' shoes - plain, without ornament, and with a medium heel.

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Note added at 29 mins (2007-10-12 09:44:56 GMT)
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Ref: Gyldendals on-line leksikon :

pumps, (af eng. pump, af uvis opr.), udringede selskabssko med halvhøj hæl, uden spænder, snøre etc., som ofte er skåret i ét stykke og overtrukket med et materiale, der matcher den øvrige beklædning. Pumps betegner også mandens officielle selskabssko, udringede laksko med sløjfe i repsbånd. Se også fodtøj.
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Birthe Omark
Denmark
Local time: 18:56
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4 +2pumps
Birthe Omark
4gymnastiksko
Terence Ajbro


  

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gymnastiksko


Explanation:
If "pumps" is British English

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pumps


Explanation:
Pumps are ladies' shoes - plain, without ornament, and with a medium heel.

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Note added at 29 mins (2007-10-12 09:44:56 GMT)
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Ref: Gyldendals on-line leksikon :

pumps, (af eng. pump, af uvis opr.), udringede selskabssko med halvhøj hæl, uden spænder, snøre etc., som ofte er skåret i ét stykke og overtrukket med et materiale, der matcher den øvrige beklædning. Pumps betegner også mandens officielle selskabssko, udringede laksko med sløjfe i repsbånd. Se også fodtøj.

Birthe Omark
Denmark
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  aic
17 mins

agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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