Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
base arrondie
English translation:
rounded hem
Added to glossary by
Laura Robertson
May 28, 2004 18:07
19 yrs ago
French term
base arrondie
French to English
Marketing
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séduisant décolleté, manches à revers, base arrondie... c'est la mode de la saison.
We're obviously talking about clothes. I think they're referring to hems...can't find this expression anywhere
We're obviously talking about clothes. I think they're referring to hems...can't find this expression anywhere
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | rounded hem |
Laura Robertson
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| 3 | flared out at the bottom |
John Peterson
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Proposed translations
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Laura Robertson
France
France
Native in English
France
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Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: French to English
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rounded hem
commonly used to describe a hem that isn't completely straight but which is slightly raised at the sides.
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Comment: "Thank you Laura."
57 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
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flared out at the bottom
Another suggestion. If you click on "images" when you type in "base arrondie" in Google, you'll see a lot of hour glass-shaped tops/shirts (chemises).
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Note added at 2004-05-28 21:45:07 (GMT)
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Or just \"flared out\"
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Note added at 2004-05-28 21:45:07 (GMT)
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Or just \"flared out\"
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