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Tunnelzusaum

English translation: drawcord hem

16:59 May 21, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
German term or phrase: Tunnelzusaum
Grateful for your help with the above term which appears on a website for sportswear.

Context: "elastischer Tunnelzusaum bei der Kaputze und dem Bund".

I have a good idea if what it is, but can't quite find the English for it.

Thanks in advance.

Steve
Steve Derry
Spain
Local time: 07:26
English translation:drawcord hem
Explanation:
One of those hems which you can pull tight. And the German truly is a typo.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2012-05-22 12:31:53 GMT)
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Pleasure, Steve!
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Usch Pilz
Local time: 07:26
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4drawcord hem
Usch Pilz
2 +1drawstring channel
Trudy Peters
5 -5Curtain rod
Salih YILDIRIM


Discussion entries: 3





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -5
Curtain rod


Explanation:
http://www.gardinen.net/gardineninfos/gardinen-lexikon.html

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 01:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: Nice glossary. Der Tunnelsaum ... ist ein Saum, der an die Oberkante von Vorhängen genäht wird. Durch den Tunnelsaum wird die Gardinenstange zum Aufhängen des Vorhangs durchgezogen.
11 mins
disagree  Armorel Young: What would a curtain rod have to do with sportswear?
1 hr
disagree  philgoddard: Because three is a nice round number.
1 hr
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: an elastic curtain rod sticking out of a hood
2 hrs
disagree  Nicola Wood: context clearly states sportswear, so this quite obviously does not fit
10 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drawstring channel


Explanation:
if it is indeed Tunnelsaum

www.bureauveritas.com/wps/wcm/.../Bulletin_11B-135.pdf?MOD.... +1'd this publicly. Undo
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Aug 18, 2011 – requirements? • No more than 3 inches of the drawstring shall be outside of the drawstring channel when the garment is extended to its fullest ...


Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 01:26
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 54
Notes to answerer
Asker: Trudy, thanks for your help with this. Steve


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: If it were for a curtain, it would be a casing. http://interiordec.about.com/cs/windowcoverings1/a/termwindo...
20 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
drawcord hem


Explanation:
One of those hems which you can pull tight. And the German truly is a typo.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2012-05-22 12:31:53 GMT)
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Pleasure, Steve!

Usch Pilz
Local time: 07:26
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks very much for your help. Steve


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: strings on either side, at ankle/waist/neck, to pull tight
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Cilian!
agree  Beatrice A.: This is it. (German: Tunnelzugsaum)
9 hrs
  -> Yes, thanks, Beatrice!
agree  Judith Shiozawa (X): That's what I would call it.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jashio!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
7 days
  -> Danke, Harald!
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