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Mar 6, 2011 17:44
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Swedish term

bindtröja

Swedish to English Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion A book about traditional Scandinavian costumes
Fästpigan har bindtröja i svart kläde
The picture shows a very short jacket with long sleeves
Proposed translations (English)
3 -1 Tie shirt

Discussion

Anna Herbst Mar 7, 2011:
Sometimes... ...it is better not to translate, but rather to explain what it looks like, and possibly use the Swedish term in italics.

Proposed translations

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25 mins

Tie shirt


"Bindtröja av svart kläde med rött kläde som foder. Den är typisk för Vingåkers- och Österåkersdräkterna. Det är ett mycket kort ytterplagg som ska täcka endast sidenet på livkjolen."
is translated into English as
"Tie shirt of black cloth with red cloth and feed. It is typical for Vingåkers and Österåker costumes. It is a very short outer garment to cover only the silk of livkjolen."

http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vingåkersdräkten
Peer comment(s):

disagree Anna Herbst : "Tie shirt of black cloth with red cloth and feed." What does it mean?
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