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English translation: clothing traditions

19:12 Mar 6, 2011
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / A book about traditional Scandinavian costumes
Swedish term or phrase: dräktskick
Dräktskicket innehåller kläder för alla livets tillfällen.
Annabel Oldfield
Local time: 09:03
English translation:clothing traditions
Explanation:
The context you give is a bit scanty, but from previous questions I wonder if this would fit?

Customs, conventions, traditions - embracing the clothes worn on all life´s different occasions.

Sounds like a fascinating book!
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 09:03
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Thanks!
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3 +1clothing traditions
Christine Andersen
3costumes
rajagopalan sampatkumar


  

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clothing traditions


Explanation:
The context you give is a bit scanty, but from previous questions I wonder if this would fit?

Customs, conventions, traditions - embracing the clothes worn on all life´s different occasions.

Sounds like a fascinating book!

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Herbst: Clothing/costume customs
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costumes


Explanation:
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For instance,
"Folkligt dräktskick och folkdräktsrörelsen i Medelpad 1984, Libya" =
"National costumes and folk movement in Medelpad 1984, Libya"
http://www.skansen.se/artikel/litteraturtips

".... dräktskick och dräkttraditioner, Västerbotten 3/77"
"..... costumes and costume traditions, Västerbotten 3 / 77"
http://www.skansen.se/artikel/litteraturtips




rajagopalan sampatkumar
Switzerland
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anna Herbst: I wouldn't trust Google translations...
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