Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Polyacryl

English translation:

acrylic

Added to glossary by ntwilley
Aug 16, 2015 07:14
8 yrs ago
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German term

Polyacryl

Non-PRO German to English Marketing Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
I'm translating some product descriptions for articles of clothing, with different fabric contents (100% Baumwolle, 100% Polyester, 100% Polyacryl, etc.)

I've seen this word in many contexts before, but I'm still not totally sure on its meaning. There is the word "polyacrylic," of course, in English, but this seems to be mainly used for paint, not often for clothing. The term acrylic is used very frequently for clothing, but is it actually a different material than polyacrylic? You can also say poly-acrylic in English, or even occasionally poly/acrylic.

I guess I want to know, once and for all, what's Polyacryl?

Thanks!
- Nancy
Proposed translations (English)
3 acrylic
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Discussion

Dhananjay Rau Aug 17, 2015:
Polyacrylic and acrylic mean the same thing in this context
Edith Kelly Aug 16, 2015:
acrylic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_fiber

seems to be the same fibre
Edith Kelly Aug 16, 2015:
Welcome Nancy here a definition of the German term for the clothing industry:
www.stoff4you.de/stoff-lexikon/polyacryl-pan

Proposed translations

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acrylic

Acrylic textiles are lightweight, soft, and warm and are used to produce low-cost fabrics that mimic cashmere.
https://goo.gl/XbkEDx



Acrylic
A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long-chain synthetic polmer composed of at least 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units.
http://www.apparelsearch.com/acrylic.htm
Peer comment(s):

neutral Edith Kelly : proposed already in discussion
7 mins
Looks like we were typing at the same time. Cheers :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! Glad to know they're the same thing! Finally."
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