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French to English Textiles / Clothing / Fashion Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
enforme		shaped inset

enlevure		thumb opening

ennobli		the finishings (for textiles)

entrée de prix		entry-level pricing

epitoge		hood	Kpy
Entered by: Kpy
equipage		equipage

espace scénographié		showcase area

F/P		TPI / thread count

Façon babydoll, la séduction est un jeu.		in babydoll style, seduction is (just) a game

façon chevrons		herringbone

façon d'équitation		riding style

face chaude		hot display area / hot spot

faire chavirer les cœurs		enough to make even the most seasoned sailor's heart skip a beat

faire son show		steal the show

faussement preppy		faux preppy

faux airs de noir éblouissant		gives every impression of stunning black

fente capucin		capucin tab and slit

fente côtés		side slit

fermer le tour		join the round	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
fermoir traversant		for pierced ears

feston		scallop; scalloped trim; green; festoon

feuilleté		shoulder out	Kimberly De Haan
Entered by: Kimberly De Haan
fil de filasse		line fiber

fil poissé		shoemaker's/cobbler's/waxed thread	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
filasse de lin brayée		broken line flax

Filets à mailles nouées		Knotted netting

fils de chainette		warp thread

Fils de trame		Weft threads

finition écailles		scalloped edging

finitions bord-côtes		rib trimming

finitions multiples		different finishes

flèche		deflection

fleur de peau		[top] grain leather

fleur gras		oiled grain leather

flou et tailleur		dressmakers and tailors

fluide		flowing

font des looks		create a (new) look / style

forfait		ski pass

forme intérieure cylindrique		cylindrical in shape

formes appuyées		fitted shapes

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