Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
mano molto plastica
English translation:
a highly malleable hand
Added to glossary by
Therese Marshall
Dec 31, 2017 17:25
6 yrs ago
Italian term
Italy
mano molto plastica
Italian to English
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
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This is probably a rather banal question...but I believe that there could be a specific term in this context that could be rendered in several ways:
An extremely plastic touch
A very plastic touch
Plastic-touch (but here I wouldn't be able to express the "molto"...
Any suggestions welcome...
An extremely plastic touch
A very plastic touch
Plastic-touch (but here I wouldn't be able to express the "molto"...
Any suggestions welcome...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | a highly malleable hand |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 4 | A very/an extremely plastic hand |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 | very plastic-like feel |
James (Jim) Davis
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Proposed translations
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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a highly malleable hand
This is a beefy mid weight fabric with structure, has a malleable hand and crosswise stretch
https://marcytilton.com/products/black-ducati-stretch-woven
https://marcytilton.com/products/black-ducati-stretch-woven
Note from asker:
| Thank you again Wendy. Unfortunately, I don't have any more context. That adds to the problem obviously...just a long list of terms... |
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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A very/an extremely plastic hand
With textiles I'd keep the technical term 'hand'
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You too!!!
Note from asker:
| Thank you so very much! All the best for 2018! <3 |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Wendy Streitparth
: Hand yes, but plastic? See synonyms for plastico:
http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_sinonimi_contrari/P/...
That is of course a possibility. Maybe Therese has more information.
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I see what you mean but I suppose it depends on if the term is taken literally or not, I was thinking of a coated fabric.
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James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Seychelles
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Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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very plastic-like feel
I'm guessing that this is the non woven fabric described in this link below:
http://www.meneghinisnc.it/rinforzi/tnt.html
A non woven fabric is exactly what is says. An example is felt. A fabric of this type could feel and seem very much like plastic without actually being a synthetic plastic material.
Otherwise, if this is not the case, this would be plastico in the sense of sculpted (plasmato) or in high relieve, or malleable.
http://www.meneghinisnc.it/rinforzi/tnt.html
A non woven fabric is exactly what is says. An example is felt. A fabric of this type could feel and seem very much like plastic without actually being a synthetic plastic material.
Otherwise, if this is not the case, this would be plastico in the sense of sculpted (plasmato) or in high relieve, or malleable.
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