Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
puces collantes
English translation:
adhesive stickers
French term
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puces collantes
I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what 'puces collantes' are in the sentence below. The text is a set of manufacturing specifications for a clothes company. This is listed as one of the 'taches inspectées' so what the workers must check over after the product is completed. Here is the context:
's'assurer qu'il n'y a pas de fils morts ou de puces collantes. S'assurer de la symétrie du vetement'.
Let me know if you have any ideas!
Thanks,
Claire
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Gayle Wallimann
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Proposed translations
American in Provence
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
adhesive stickers
Difficult without more context for sure.
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B D Finch
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philgoddard
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Yes, it is a tautology, I would say just sticker but many manuals for textile inspection use adhesive sticker (silly!). I wonder why the link needs a login though, I am not registered on their website.
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Lexique textile : Français - Anglais / Pierre Hirsch
http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?...
but sometimes some of the dictionaries available on the open shelves are not actually listed in the catalogue. I can confirm next time I am there, but that may not be for some time.
Many thanks for all your input on this! Most helpful:). I think Alison is on the right track with 'motes'- this sounds right. I had been looking for French-English textile distionaries online but couldn't find any. Which paper one do you have, Alison?
Also- the 'taches inspectées' are listed in a table and this one ('s'assurer qu'il n'y a pas de fils morts ou de puces collantes. S'assurer de la symétrie du vetement') is against the heading 'aspect general' which I have now translated as 'general appearance'. Apologies- have only just realised I should have included this in the context! So motes would make sense in the context of general appearance, too.
Perhaps the 'collante' would refer to way the mote is stuck to/attached to the garments? If so, I don't think we would refer to this in English, as 'ensure there are no motes on the garmets' would imply they are stuck on there already- right?!
What do you all think?
Alison- I originally thought it would be 'stickers' too. I decided against it just because stickers were referred to as 'autocollantes' repeatedly further on in the text. Interesting to see how we came to the same conclusion:)!
Best,
Claire
MOTE: A small piece of seed or vegetable matter in cotton. Motes are removed by boiling the fiber or fabric in sodium hydroxide, then bleaching. When not removed, they can leave a dark spot in the fabric.
http://www.fashiontrendsetter.com/downloads/Fiber_Dictionary...
In addition there may be numerous bits of leaf from the boll which have clung to the fibers through all the processing, and which appear finally in the cloth as little brownish specks, known to the trade as motes.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29048/29048-h/29048-h.htm
See also this French dictionary, which, in addition to entries for mote, also has the following:
Pepper trash
Matières végétales très fines présentes dans la fibre et préjudiciable à la qualité du coton. Ces impuretés peuvent être des débris de feuilles, de bractées, de brindilles, de graines avortées, de fragments de coques, Les petits débris de feuilles sont appelés "puces" ; on parle de "pepper trash" lorsque ces particules sont très fines.
http://www.hubrural.org/IMG/pdf/dagris_dictionnaire_coton.pd...
http://www.larousse.com/en/dictionaries/french/puce/64975?q=...
I wonder if it means bits of fluff and dirt. That would be an obvious thing to look for apart from loose threads.