Corte y Confeccion

English translation: Sewing and Dressmaking

03:06 Feb 21, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Spanish term or phrase: Corte y Confeccion
This is one of the subjects taught at a school in El Salvador
Greenwood
English translation:Sewing and Dressmaking
Explanation:
An equivalent course in an English-speaking country would have this or a similar name.

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Note added at 5 days (2013-02-26 15:28:20 GMT) Post-grading
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I think Michelle’s and Cecilia’s answers would also be correct.
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Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 20:53
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Pattern-making and Sewing
Michelle Kusuda
5 +1Cutting and Tailoring
Beta Cummins
5Sewing and Dressmaking
Margaret Schroeder
4Dressmaking
Daltry Gárate
4Tailoring/Dressmaking
Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Cutting and Tailoring


Explanation:
Cutting and Tailoring

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Note added at 1 min (2013-02-21 03:08:23 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=cut and tailo...

Beta Cummins
United States
Local time: 22:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Forstag: I also think that just "Tailoring" could do here.
1 hr
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Dressmaking


Explanation:
Otra alternativa. Saludos.

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Note added at 1 hora (2013-02-21 04:07:45 GMT)
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Corte y confeccion/ Dressmaking: Curso facil/ Easy Course
http://www.iberlibro.com/9789500819541/Corte-confeccion-Dres...

Estudia Corte Y Confección (Artesanal) en Estados Unidos
Associate in Science - Custom Dressmaking/Small Business Oriented
http://www.hotcourses.com.mx/study/training-degrees/us-usa/d...

Courses Tailoring and Dressmaking Distance Buenos Aires
Curso de Corte y Confección Profesional
http://www.educaedu.co.uk/curso-de-corte-y-confeccion-profes...

Daltry Gárate
Bolivia
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 7
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Corte y Confección
Pattern-making and Sewing


Explanation:
As a former student of "Corte y Confección", I know for a fact that it involves learning to make patterns based on person's measurements and then sewing. (Sastrería) Tailoring is a whole different class!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-02-21 08:01:22 GMT)
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You can also see it listed as "Sewing and Pattern-making", Sewing and Pattern making", "Pattern making and Sewing", "Pattern-making and Sewing".

Michelle Kusuda
United States
Local time: 22:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: definitely involves pattern-making/cutting as well as sewing
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  neilmac: "Corte" refers to the pattern-making
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  teresa quimper
5 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  John Cutler
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Tailoring/Dressmaking


Explanation:
En espanol corte y confección se refiere a ropa de damas y varones y todo tipo de ropa.

Tailoring/Dressmaking es el equivalente en inglés.


Cecilia Barraza-Mukherjee
Switzerland
Local time: 04:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Sewing and Dressmaking


Explanation:
An equivalent course in an English-speaking country would have this or a similar name.

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Note added at 5 days (2013-02-26 15:28:20 GMT) Post-grading
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I think Michelle’s and Cecilia’s answers would also be correct.


    Reference: http://www.warwickshire.ac.uk/courses/search_results/course_...
    Reference: http://www.scitraining.com/Sewing_And_Dressmaking
Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 20:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
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