Fazenda

English translation: fabric/material

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Portuguese term or phrase:Fazenda
English translation:fabric/material
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

14:37 May 31, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Portuguese term or phrase: Fazenda
Casaco curto em fazenda, estilo caban, para um look sofisticado
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 14:37
fabric/material
Explanation:
I use "fabric".

fazenda - Dicionário Português-Inglês WordReference.com
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spread n, US, colloquial (ranch, home), fazenda sf. rancho sm. You've got a nice spread here. material n, (fabric) tecido, material sm. tecido, fazenda sf. pano sm
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1fabric/material
Marlene Curtis
3 +1cloth
Verginia Ophof
4twill/serge
Nick Taylor
4wool
Inês Dionisio


Discussion entries: 5





  

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cloth


Explanation:
short cloth jacket, Caban style for a sophisticated look




    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caban
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  Filipa Plant dos Santos: fabric, cloth, material - I think that they all mean the same thing. but cloth is perhaps slightly more likely to be a heavier fabric, and so I would use it in this context of a jacket.
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fabric/material


Explanation:
I use "fabric".

fazenda - Dicionário Português-Inglês WordReference.com
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spread n, US, colloquial (ranch, home), fazenda sf. rancho sm. You've got a nice spread here. material n, (fabric) tecido, material sm. tecido, fazenda sf. pano sm

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 125
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
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twill/serge


Explanation:
twill/serge

Nick Taylor
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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wool


Explanation:
Have you found the term? I think it's "wool".a short wool coat.

Example sentence(s):
  • a short wool coat, caban style, for a sophisticated look.

    https://www.angeljackets.com/uk/products/chocolate-brown-wool-coat-men.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAr5iQBhCsARIsAPcwROOBDugv2uEx2KzPUzeTaKIBLgK_wA4OJC
Inês Dionisio
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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