Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
soft down
German translation:
weicher Flaum
Added to glossary by
Elke Schröter (X)
Apr 21, 2008 09:07
16 yrs ago
English term
soft down
English to German
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
fibres
From an online-catalogue:
"Cotton is the fibrous matter (soft down) covering the seed of the cotton plant."
I understand the sentence and know what cotton is, but I don't see the sense of these two words in this place.
Thank you for your help.
"Cotton is the fibrous matter (soft down) covering the seed of the cotton plant."
I understand the sentence and know what cotton is, but I don't see the sense of these two words in this place.
Thank you for your help.
Proposed translations
(German)
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Elke Schröter (X)
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Apr 21, 2008 12:15: Elke Schröter (X) Created KOG entry
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weicher Flaum
'Baumwolle ist ein Fasermaterial (weicher Flaum), ....'
Ich denke, hier wird einfach die Beschaffenheit des Materials näher beschrieben.
Ich denke, hier wird einfach die Beschaffenheit des Materials näher beschrieben.
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Comment: "Oh bin ich blöd! Ich bin gar nicht auf den naheliegenden Gedanken gekommen, dass das ein Substantiv ist! Da hatte ich wohl ein Brett vor dem Kopf!"
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