corte y confección

English translation: dressmaking

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Spanish term or phrase:	corte y confección
English translation:	dressmaking
Entered by:	Jason Willis-Lee

12:05 Oct 15, 2004

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics

Spanish term or phrase: corte y confección

Statistical services classification....

Otros actividades de enseñanza, tales como idiomas, corte y confección, mecanografía, taquigrafía, preparación de exámenes y oposiciones y similares n.c.o.p.

Jason Willis-Lee KudoZ activity Questions: 1150 (1 open) (2 without valid answers) (30 closed without grading) Answers: 114 Spain
Local time: 07:34

dressmaking

Explanation:
De todas formas,como dice Klaus, hay varias opciones en el glosario de Proz.
Buen viernes
Claudia

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claudia bagnardi
Local time: 02:34

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

dressmaking

claudia bagnardi

4 +3

sewing and pattern-cutting

Mapi

tailoring

Klaus Hartmann

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21 mins confidence:

tailoring

Explanation:
cf. http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=339596

Klaus Hartmann
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: German

57 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

dressmaking

Explanation:
De todas formas,como dice Klaus, hay varias opciones en el glosario de Proz.
Buen viernes
Claudia

claudia bagnardi
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

sewing and pattern-cutting

Explanation:
If you are talking about a generic name for a course that would be my option, though you often hear "dressmaking" for example

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-10-15 12:27:56 GMT)
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or pattern-cutting and sewing of course

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Note added at 25 mins (2004-10-15 12:31:09 GMT)
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="Pattern cutting and ...
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="sewing and pattern c...

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Note added at 1 hr 25 mins (2004-10-15 13:31:04 GMT)
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As I said before dressmaking or even tailoring are terms also used, but I think they have a more restricted meaning to the specific areas they cover.

Mapi
Local time: 06:34
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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