Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
sinuosità
English translation:
Curvaceous fit
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Mar 1, 2016 14:01
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Italian term
sinuosità
Italian to English
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Talking about the Delphos gown, which seemed to be to be something quite provocative at the time, pls see below thanks
I suoi abiti fanno scandalo per la loro sinuosità, dato che aderiscono al corpo, come quelli di Paul Poiret e sono indossati da attrici e ballerine come la Duse, Sara Bernardt, Mata Hari, Isadora Duncan.
I suoi abiti fanno scandalo per la loro sinuosità, dato che aderiscono al corpo, come quelli di Paul Poiret e sono indossati da attrici e ballerine come la Duse, Sara Bernardt, Mata Hari, Isadora Duncan.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | Curvaceous fit | Lisa Jane |
4 | curves | Simon Charass |
3 | curveness | Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral |
3 | curvy | Elena Aclasto |
3 | sinuous shape / figure hugging shape | Lara Barnett |
Proposed translations
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Curvaceous fit
My choice...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-03-01 17:36:43 GMT)
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You need to add a noun (eg: fit) an adjective is not enough to render the Italian term.
If a more liberal translation is preferred you could go for something like
/ their close fitting flowing design/.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-03-01 17:36:43 GMT)
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You need to add a noun (eg: fit) an adjective is not enough to render the Italian term.
If a more liberal translation is preferred you could go for something like
/ their close fitting flowing design/.
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Comment: "thx"
13 mins
curveness
That's how I'd put it
1 hr
curvy
what about this? it expresses also the "provocative"sense...;-)
9 hrs
curves
His designs provoke scandal with their curves which follow these of the body, ...
Another possibility.
Another possibility.
3 days 5 hrs
sinuous shape / figure hugging shape
"... for their figure hugging shape."
(...or form)
or
"... for the sinuous shape they created."
(...or form)
or
"... for the sinuous shape they created."
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