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Manches voletantes

English translation: flutter sleeves

11:26 Feb 15, 2021
French to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Dresses
French term or phrase: Manches voletantes
Hi,

I'm translating a description of items for a clothing website from French (France) into English (United Kingdom) and am not quite sure about a term. Please see below for full context:

"Robe courte en coton biologique, légère et agréable au porter, encolure V. Broderies ajourées sur les manches courtes voletantes et détails de broderies ajourées à l’encolure."

Could anyone help please?

Thanks in advance for your help :)
Matt Valentine
Norway
Local time: 06:33
English translation:flutter sleeves
Explanation:
"Similar to the butterfly sleeve, flutter sleeves are like a shorter version. They have a similar shape to the top of their pattern design, but they aren’t as long and are usually cut a little wider. This is another elegant and petite style you could go with for warmer weather!"
https://www.moodfabrics.com/blog/all-about-sleeves/

"A flutter sleeve is a short, loose-fitting sleeve that falls in soft folds over the upper arm."
https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2018/03/14/add-flutter-sleev...

"Flutter sleeves - This is a sleeve which looks like a circle when it is cut. This is a sleeve which has lots of flare."
https://sewguide.com/sleeve-types/#30_circle_sleeve_flutter_...

It all depends on the length of the sleeve that your source refers to. Bell sleeves/flared sleeves are longer in length, butterfly sleeves are above the elbow, and flutter sleeves are a bit shorter still. All three references have diagrams and photos, but the first reference (the mood fabrics one) shows the three sleeve types for comparison.
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Althea Draper
United Kingdom
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4flutter sleeves
Althea Draper
4 +3butterfly sleeves
Helene Tammik
4 +2Flared
Shelley Upton


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
butterfly sleeves


Explanation:
It's a sort of "fluttering", loose design:

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&ei=z1oqYIC2...

Helene Tammik
Local time: 06:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzie Withers
18 mins
  -> Thanks Suzie!
agree  Philippa Smith: Hi Helene, sounds right, and it's such a pretty term! :-)
50 mins
  -> Hi Philippa, yes, that's what I thought :-)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thanks Yvonne!
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Flared


Explanation:
This is what my copy of Fashionpedia (https://fashionary.org/products/fashionpedia) calls them.
They are also known as bell sleeves, possibly more US usage, I think.


    https://fr.dresslily.com/robe-vintage-manches-longues-flutter-product3245804.html
    https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/whistles-flared-sleeve-woven-midi-dress_R03630614/?previewAttribute=PINK&previewSize=8&cm_mmc=PLA-_-Goo
Shelley Upton
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzie Withers
14 mins
  -> Thank you Suzie!
agree  Yolanda Broad
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Yolanda :- )
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
flutter sleeves


Explanation:
"Similar to the butterfly sleeve, flutter sleeves are like a shorter version. They have a similar shape to the top of their pattern design, but they aren’t as long and are usually cut a little wider. This is another elegant and petite style you could go with for warmer weather!"
https://www.moodfabrics.com/blog/all-about-sleeves/

"A flutter sleeve is a short, loose-fitting sleeve that falls in soft folds over the upper arm."
https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2018/03/14/add-flutter-sleev...

"Flutter sleeves - This is a sleeve which looks like a circle when it is cut. This is a sleeve which has lots of flare."
https://sewguide.com/sleeve-types/#30_circle_sleeve_flutter_...

It all depends on the length of the sleeve that your source refers to. Bell sleeves/flared sleeves are longer in length, butterfly sleeves are above the elbow, and flutter sleeves are a bit shorter still. All three references have diagrams and photos, but the first reference (the mood fabrics one) shows the three sleeve types for comparison.

Althea Draper
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzie Withers: good point - I think the sleeve length is the deciding factor
36 mins
  -> Thanks Suzie
agree  Rachel Fell: good refs.
1 hr
agree  MassimoA: Better: fluttering sleeves.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks MassimoA
agree  Nicole Acher
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Nicole
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