petites mains
English translation: petites mains
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| 15:28 Apr 6, 2020 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Seamstress | |||||||
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| 4 +3 | petites mains (haute-couture seamstress) |
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| 3 +2 | dressmaker's apprentice |
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| 4 | seamstress |
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peer agreement (net): +3petites mains (haute-couture seamstress) Explanation: I would leave it in French with an explanation in brackets. "Les petites mains" (which literally means small hands) refers to the collective 2,200 seamstresses who painstakingly bring haute couture creations to life. Working in the ateliers, this talented, patient breed are often fiercely loyal to a fashion house, spending their whole career solely at one brand. http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG10147014/Hau... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2020-04-06 15:56:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In fact your context is not Paris fashion houses, but my answer still applies. |
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