Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

cracked wax effect

German translation:

Wachstextur

Added to glossary by Jo Mayr
Nov 9, 2004 12:35
20 yrs ago
English term

cracked wax effect

English to German Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
This is a catalogue with gifts for doctors who took part in market research interviews.

Barbour Ladies Lightweight "Coldstream" Jacket. Fully waterproof. Cracked wax effect. Colours Navy, Light Olive, Ivory, Old Gold.

I found "gewachste Baumwolle" on one of Barbour German websites for a similar jacket. Is that right?

Proposed translations

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Wachstextur

sieht aus wie angebrochene Wachsplatten
"Wachstextur" bezeichnet dies allgemeiner
Peer comment(s):

agree MMUlr : "Cracked wax" ist wirklich nicht besser ins Deutsche zu bringen - daher findet man bei Barbour (de) auch nur "Wachseffekt" o.ä.
7 mins
Dankeschön, MMUlr!
agree T. Czibulyás
1 hr
Vielen Dank, Czibulyás!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke, das passt sehr gut in die BEschreibung"
20 mins

Wachs-Effekt

... oder "Cracked Wax"-Effekt; doesn't sound like it had real wax coating, and it doesn't say anything about cotton/Baumwolle. German doctors should be able to understand the English term.
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+1
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craquelé Wachs-Effekt

Riss- oder Kreppaspekt von Stoffen, die sich in der Fachsprache des französischen Ausdrucks bedient :
www.buurman.de/5999/5187.html - 4k

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Note added at 46 mins (2004-11-09 13:22:06 GMT)
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der sich ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Elke Schröter (X) : oder auch "gewachst mit Craquelé-Effekt"
1 hr
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