Hinterkappe
English translation: heel counter
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| 00:04 Jan 6, 2006 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Shoes | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: severn (X) United States Local time: 10:55 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | heel stiffener |
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| 3 | heel counter |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1heel stiffener Explanation: may work for you, but is essentially synonymous with what you suggested yourself Description: These are so named for their flat seaming, this warm sheepskin boot offers a fully moulded, stitched-in heel stiffener for support, ... www.sheepskinuggboots.com/ - 51k |
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2 hrs confidence:
heel counter Explanation: It seems like a heel counter is always there to provide support but can be on the inside or the outside. If you look at the following link you can see a labelled diagram of a running shoe with a heel counter http://www.semisportmed.com/Article/Images/200212C.gif Also a definition: heel counter (a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot) "a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot" http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2=&o0=1&o1=1&o7=&o5... I think this term would make sense in your context according to the definition above. Another reference (there's a diagram on this Web page as well): Heel Counter The heel counter is a rigid or semirigid, moldable, **external** strengthening device in the heel area of the upper. http://www.arches.uga.edu/~lnavits/shoeanat.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 4 mins (2006-01-06 02:08:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- PS Entering "external heel counter" in google got me 60000+ hits...at least on the first page they seem mostly to be ads for running shoes. http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q="external heel counter"&... |
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