PALA

English translation: Yoke..

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Portuguese term or phrase:PALA
English translation:Yoke..
Entered by: airmailrpl

13:55 May 30, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / CLOTHING TERMINOLOGY
Portuguese term or phrase: PALA
The back part of a shirt, below the neck and to the shoulders, could it be a cape?
Mike Davison
Brazil
Local time: 17:35
Yoke
Explanation:
PALA => Yoke

Yoke

This is the upper back part of the shirt. There are also several styles available which can change the look of the back of your shirt.
http://www.squidoo.com/dress-shirt-parts

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Note added at 29 mins (2012-05-30 14:24:33 GMT)
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Definition of yoke
www.allwords.com/word-yoke.html
Definition of yoke with German, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish ... Common misspelling of yolk; The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually ...

Dress shirt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dress_shirt
A shirt, or dress shirt in American English, (also button-front, or button-up ... behind the neck and over the shoulders known as the yoke (either one-piece or ..... meaning that the shirt has a neck 15.5 inches in girth (measured from centre of top ...

Components - Formal shirts - Materials - Shirt wearing
What is "Yoke" - Definition & Explanation @ TextileGlossary.com
www.textileglossary.com/terms/yoke.html
'Yoke' definition with manufacturers. ... On a shirt, the yoke is usually on the back across the top shoulder area
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 17:35
Grading comment
Thanks a lot
Mike

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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Yoke
airmailrpl
4yoke/yoked shirt or blouse
Marlene Curtis
Summary of reference entries provided
back yoke
Filipa Plant dos Santos

  

Answers


25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
yoke/yoked shirt or blouse


Explanation:
http://luciacrochet.blogspot.com/2008/12/pala-da-blusa.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_10063651_make-yoked-blouse.html

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 125
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Yoke


Explanation:
PALA => Yoke

Yoke

This is the upper back part of the shirt. There are also several styles available which can change the look of the back of your shirt.
http://www.squidoo.com/dress-shirt-parts

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Note added at 29 mins (2012-05-30 14:24:33 GMT)
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Definition of yoke
www.allwords.com/word-yoke.html
Definition of yoke with German, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish ... Common misspelling of yolk; The part of a shirt that stretches over the shoulders, usually ...

Dress shirt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dress_shirt
A shirt, or dress shirt in American English, (also button-front, or button-up ... behind the neck and over the shoulders known as the yoke (either one-piece or ..... meaning that the shirt has a neck 15.5 inches in girth (measured from centre of top ...

Components - Formal shirts - Materials - Shirt wearing
What is "Yoke" - Definition & Explanation @ TextileGlossary.com
www.textileglossary.com/terms/yoke.html
'Yoke' definition with manufacturers. ... On a shirt, the yoke is usually on the back across the top shoulder area

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 17:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks a lot
Mike

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morghan Hallinan
2 hrs
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Reference comments


16 hrs
Reference: back yoke

Reference information:
as it's also possible to have a front yoke on the front.

Filipa Plant dos Santos
Portugal
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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