chapel-length train

15:32 Dec 12, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Weddings
English term or phrase: chapel-length train
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/i and is very lightly beaded
/i with Swarovski crystals.
/i The lace pools
/i into a chapel-length train.
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5traîne chapelle
Claire Chapman
4une traîne longueur de chapelle
mireille aboumrad
3see glossary
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see glossary


Explanation:
here is a glossary HTH
http://tms.ecol.net/wedding/dr_dcomp.htm

Chapel
A chapel-length train extends about one and a third yards from the waist.

Trains vary, based on position and length. The three positions are sweep (extends from the hem line), waist train (falls from the waist) and the watteau (starts at the shoulders, sort of like the dresses worn in medieval times).

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une traîne longueur de chapelle


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Note added at 1 hr 29 mins (2005-12-12 17:02:05 GMT)
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or traîne longueur-chapelle

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traîne chapelle


Explanation:
I should make clear that the above translation is intended for a Canadian audience. For a French audience, I've included other references. I included the references for "traîne cathédrale" to show the pattern of the grammatical construction (no preposition). The French references that I found didn't use "traîne chapelle" or "traîne cathédrale." Instead, they referred to the trains by length. And I even found a picture of a train similar to the ones cited below that was referred to it as "petite," so length is in the eye of the beholder :-)

Manche andalouse sur robe de mariée fourreau en crêpe satin
**Traîne chapelle** détâchable minutieusement rebrodée d'arabesques
http://www.marillages.com/mariees/pagemc_25270.htm
de dos http://www.marillages.com/mariees/pagemc_25270dedos.htm

Dentelle ancienne sur fond de satin
Bustier de la robe de mariée ajusté
Longue **traîne cathédrale** refixable
http://www.marillages.com/mariees/pagemc_25268.htm

Mariage Montreal – Types de mariages
Robes de la mariée
Ultra-formal - Robe longue, perlée avec une **traîne cathédrale** et un long voile
Formel - Robe longue avec traîne et un voile
Semi-formel - Robe longue avec ou sans voile
Informel - Robe longue de soirée
http://www.mariagemontreal.com/categories/fr_typesde-Simcha....

Maintenant tout est à votre portée : robe de mariée traditionelle et populaire, robe de mariée princesse à crinoline, robe de mariée avec une longue **traîne cathédrale** à la robe de mariée à tournure, jusqu'au corsage plongeant des importations avant-gardistes.
http://www.mariageduquebec.com/carrefour404/

1. Petites Annonces Gratuites Suisse + Photos - Swissone.com :: Détails de l'annonce
... A vendre magnifique robe de mariée, blanche avec bustier séparé perlé, **traine mi-longue.** Neuve 1'500 ...
www.swissone.com/annonces/detail.php?siteid=25319

Cathedral Train: Second longest train, extending 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 feet from the waist.
***Chapel Length Train: Medium length train, extending 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet from the waist.***
Court Train: Second shortest train, extending out only one yard from the waist.
Detachable Train: The train is joined to gown with hooks and eyes rather than sewn into place so you can remove it after the ceremony.
Monarch Train: Longest train, extending 12 or more feet from the waist.
Semi-cathedral Train: Shorter than Cathedral and longer than Chapel train, extending 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 feet.
Sweep Train: Shortest train, extending back 8-12 inches after touching the floor.
http://www.wearingwhite.com/Basics/guidelines.htm

La magnifique robe de mariée avait pour cette occasion été confectionnée par Wenche Lyche... Quant à cette fameuse **traîne,** comment ne pouvait-elle ne pas passer inaperçue **avec ses trois mètres de long** dont la pointe dessinait une délicieuse arche gothique !
http://www.gotha.fr/fr/g_evt/evt_0205_norvege.asp

Letizia, vêtue d'une robe de mariée décolletée et **d'une traîne de 4,5 mètres de long,** est entrée dans la cathédrale de la Almudena,
http://www.lalibre.be/article.phtml?id=10&subid=91&art_id=16...
[4 meters would probably be closer to chapel length.]


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