コロンとした

English translation: rounded and puffy

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Japanese term or phrase:コロンとした
English translation:rounded and puffy
Entered by: stephenaedwards

11:50 Apr 5, 2009
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Japanese term or phrase: コロンとした
This term is used to desribe the shape of a handbag. Any suggestions?

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stephenaedwards
Taiwan
Local time: 04:17
rounded and puffy
Explanation:
コロンとした usually includes the ideas of both roundness and chubbiness, but "chubby" doesn't really work for bags, and "bulbous" sounds unappealing, so...
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JapanLegal
Japan
Local time: 05:17
Grading comment
Thanks for the suggestions. I decided to go go with this one as it also matched the picture.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Puffy bag
Geraldine Oudin
3 +1rounded and puffy
JapanLegal
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FYR, please
cinefil

  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rounded and puffy


Explanation:
コロンとした usually includes the ideas of both roundness and chubbiness, but "chubby" doesn't really work for bags, and "bulbous" sounds unappealing, so...

JapanLegal
Japan
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks for the suggestions. I decided to go go with this one as it also matched the picture.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  casey: From what I can tell, it does imply rounded edges.
16 hrs
  -> Yeah, when I asked my husband to react to the idea of a bag that was コロンとした, he immediately described it as rounded. Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Puffy bag


Explanation:
I think コロンとした definitely means something puffy, but not necessarily rounded, as shows a rapid google image search and the following link

Example sentence(s):
  • http://images.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://image.blog.livedoor.jp/umashop/imgs/6/1/614c572d.JPG&imgrefurl=http://blog.livedoor.jp/umashop/archives/50664278.html&usg=__p7l6FYvL0Z-0Rp2ESGx_Le0gSHw=&h=483&w=500&sz=205&hl=ja&start=20&tbnid=sqJO5PaV533srM:&t
Geraldine Oudin
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  william taylor
32 mins
  -> Thanks William

agree  Tokyo_Moscow
57 mins
  -> Thank you!
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