grain line

01:05 Nov 21, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Manufacturing / Sewing
English term or phrase: grain line
Hello, I am translating the description of how uniform trousers should be made but cannot seem to find the right term for this..

"All components with a grain line shall follow the grain line of the basic garment material or as indicated on pattern".

help me please! thanks!!
Minerva Jauregui
Local time: 04:28


Summary of answers provided
4trama (dirección de la)
Arturo Solvez Beneyto
1hilo de la tela
Grzegorz Mizera


  

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hilo de la tela


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    Reference: http://www.american-doll-outfitters.com/grain_line.html
    Reference: http://patronesycostura.com/C002-hilo-de-la-tela
Grzegorz Mizera
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trama (dirección de la)


Explanation:
Mi opción.

World English Dictionary http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grain?fromAsk=true&o=...
grain (ɡreɪn)

— n
1. the small hard seedlike fruit of a grass, esp a cereal plant
2. a mass of such fruits, esp when gathered for food
3. the plants, collectively, from which such fruits are harvested
4. a small hard particle: a grain of sand
5. a. the general direction or arrangement of the fibrous elements in paper or wood: to saw across the grain
b. the pattern or texture of wood resulting from such an arrangement: the attractive grain of the table
6. the relative size of the particles of a substance: sugar of fine grain
7. a. the granular texture of a rock, mineral, etc
b. the appearance of a rock, mineral, etc, determined by the size and arrangement of its constituents
8. a. the outer (hair-side) layer of a hide or skin from which the hair or wool has been removed
b. the pattern on the outer surface of such a hide or skin
9. a surface artificially imitating the grain of wood, leather, stone, etc; graining
10. gr the smallest unit of weight in the avoirdupois, Troy, and apothecaries' systems, based on the average weight of a grain of wheat: in the avoirdupois system it equals 1/7000 of a pound, and in the Troy and apothecaries' systems it equals 1/5760 of a pound. 1 grain is equal to 0.0648 gram
11. Also called: metric grain a metric unit of weight used for pearls or diamonds, equal to 50 milligrams or one quarter of a carat
12. the threads or direction of threads in a woven fabric

trama. http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=trama

(Del lat. trama).

1. f. Conjunto de hilos que, cruzados y enlazados con los de la urdimbre, forman una tela.

2. f. Especie de seda para tramar.

3. f. Artificio, dolo, confabulación con que se perjudica a alguien.

4. f. Disposición interna, contextura, ligazón entre las partes de un asunto u otra cosa, y en especial el enredo de una obra dramática o novelesca.

5. f. Florecimiento y flor de los árboles, especialmente del olivo.


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grain?fromAsk=true&o=...
    Reference: http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=trama
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