Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
calque
English translation:
tracing paper/stencil
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Clare Hogg
Jul 12, 2011 19:25
12 yrs ago
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calque
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Haute couture dress making
Hi there,
I am translating a text describing the steps followed when making a haute couture dress. I´m don´t know how to translate "calque" in the following dressmaking context:
*ATELIERS XXXX
05 : A partir d’un échantillon validé par YYYY, le modèle est créé **sur un calque** en reprenant le patronage fourni par les ateliers de YYYY
06 : **En suivant le calque**, le motif est recréé : des plumes sont appliquées à la main sur l’organza.
07 et 07bis : Application des plumes sur le tissu
08 : Le travail sur la plume est terminé. La robe est prête à retourner dans les ateliers de YYYY pour l’assemblage
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
I am translating a text describing the steps followed when making a haute couture dress. I´m don´t know how to translate "calque" in the following dressmaking context:
*ATELIERS XXXX
05 : A partir d’un échantillon validé par YYYY, le modèle est créé **sur un calque** en reprenant le patronage fourni par les ateliers de YYYY
06 : **En suivant le calque**, le motif est recréé : des plumes sont appliquées à la main sur l’organza.
07 et 07bis : Application des plumes sur le tissu
08 : Le travail sur la plume est terminé. La robe est prête à retourner dans les ateliers de YYYY pour l’assemblage
Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | stencil |
Verginia Ophof
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| 3 +1 | grid |
Sheila Wilson
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Proposed translations
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58 mins
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
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Belize
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Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
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stencil
stencil goes on the tracing paper
Example sentence:
techniques and tips for printing with stencils on your favorite fabrics.
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Comment: "Thank you very mich. I actually used your other suggestion of tracing paper in the end."
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59 mins
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Spain
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Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: English, French to English
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grid
I'm not sure there is a single translation that will fit all cases, but grid will certainly fit some. You're talking here of a grid, a pattern, a template, a background, a lattice, a trace ... It may well be that a different term is needed each time
Peer comment(s):
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B D Finch
: You have certainly taken several bites of the cherry. I agree with "pattern".
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Thanks. That's certainly the term my mother used to use, but she was no great seamstress
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Discussion
Unfortunately, the pictures aren´t clear at all, but seems to be some kind of template.
http://www.ffdb.net/brod_main.php