Apr 16, 2009 14:32
15 yrs ago
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German term
U-Größe S-Größe
German to English
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Trouser sizes
These are track suit pants sizes. My research so far suggests that 'U-Größen' stands for 'Untersetzte Größen'. In other words, sizes for people with shortish legs and largish waists. I therefore assumed, maybe, 'short'. I've made no progress with 'S-Größe'. The sizes that are referred to in my document are:
N-Größen 44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60
U-Größen 24,25,26,27,28
S-Größen 94,98,102,106,110
I've been wondering if it's simply (in the order of the text above) Regular, Short and Long. Can anyone confirm this?
N-Größen 44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60
U-Größen 24,25,26,27,28
S-Größen 94,98,102,106,110
I've been wondering if it's simply (in the order of the text above) Regular, Short and Long. Can anyone confirm this?
Proposed translations
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| 4 | Short sizes, Long sizes |
Colin Rowe
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| 4 | Kurzgröße Langgröße |
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Short sizes, Long sizes
To answer your original question, the simple answer is "yes"! The sizes you refer to are "Normal" (or Regular), "Short" and "Long" in that order. For a more detailed explanation, see the section "Herren" in the Wikipedia article I quoted below. This explains the basis used for specifying the different sizes in the German system.
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Comment: "Thanks to everyone for the interesting discussion and support. I went with short, regular and long, but also sent an explanation to the client about the lack of direct equivalence. "
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Kurzgröße Langgröße
N-Größe = Normalgröße
K-Größe = Kurzgröße (U-Größe)
L-Größe = Langgröße (S-Größe)
Umrechnungstabelle für Damenoberbekleidung
Normalgrössen -> Kurzgrößen -> Extra-Kurzgrößen -> Langgrößen
(1,64-1,70 m) (kleiner 1.64m) (kleiner 1,56m) (größer 1,70m);
http://jumk.de/konfektionsgroessen/bekleidung-damen.shtml;
K-Größe = Kurzgröße (U-Größe)
L-Größe = Langgröße (S-Größe)
Umrechnungstabelle für Damenoberbekleidung
Normalgrössen -> Kurzgrößen -> Extra-Kurzgrößen -> Langgrößen
(1,64-1,70 m) (kleiner 1.64m) (kleiner 1,56m) (größer 1,70m);
http://jumk.de/konfektionsgroessen/bekleidung-damen.shtml;
Reference:
http://www.toko.ch/de/apparel_sizes_charts.html;
http://www.ullapopken.de/ullapopken/content.up?code=groessenfinder_oberbekl;
Reference comments
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Reference:
siehe unten
S - Grössen = schlanke Grössen
U - Grössen = untersetzte Grössen
Oft bei Männermode verwendet!
U - Grössen = untersetzte Grössen
Oft bei Männermode verwendet!
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Wiki explains the terms
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: www.heine.de/content/herren/herren_sakkos.html
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Discussion
"Die Zahlangaben der europäischen Größen basieren auf dem Brustumfang."
This appears to apply even in the case of trousers!
N-Größen 44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58,60 are indeed the "normal" sizes, while the U-Größen 24,25,26,27,28, as you correctly stated, are for those of lesser stature bot not necessarily lesser girth!