Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cravatable
English translation:
can be worn with a tie
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2018-04-08 17:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Apr 5, 2018 13:21
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French term
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English, English
cravatable
French to English
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Presentation of the summer collection
It is the description of a shirt.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | can be worn with a tie |
Tony M
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| 4 +2 | can be teamed/paired with a tie |
Jane F
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| 3 | "Matchable with a tie" / "matches with a tie"!!! |
Alain Chuba
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Proposed translations
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can be worn with a tie
I hate this use of '-able' stuck onto the most unlikely words! It almost always involves a much wordier paraphrase in EN.
I think the worst example I ever saw was a property advert that said a property was 'piscinable' — 'suitable for installing a swimming pool'; but they key thing is, even though it didn't actually have one, they'd craftily managed to slip the word in there!
I think the worst example I ever saw was a property advert that said a property was 'piscinable' — 'suitable for installing a swimming pool'; but they key thing is, even though it didn't actually have one, they'd craftily managed to slip the word in there!
Peer comment(s):
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Margaret Morrison
: Yes or paraphrased as "Looks great with a tie"
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Thanks, MM! Yes, maybe 'looks great with or without a tie'?
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philgoddard
: If the English has to use a much wordier paraphrase, doesn't that make French superior? :-)
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Thanks, Phil! In most cases, it's quite the reverse ;-)
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B D Finch
: Though I find the suffix rather cute. 'Piscinable' is quite common and means that not only is there a suitable space, but the local council is likely to permit it.
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Thanks, B! "Cute", yes... but can get a bit wearing at times, trying to find concise ways round it!
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katsy
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Thanks, Katsy!
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Thanks, Nikki!
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Alison MacG
: https://www.cordial.fr/dictionnaire/definition/cravatable.ph...
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Thanks, Alison!
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Alain Chuba
Germany
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Native in: English (Variant: British) 
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"Matchable with a tie" / "matches with a tie"!!!
"Matchable with a tie" / "matches with a tie"!!!
Hope it helps tho.
Hope it helps tho.
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: That's tricky! Using 'match' could well suggest that there is some specific tie that goes with this shirt, which I don't believe is really the idea here. 'matchable' is not really too comfortable in EN in this context.
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In that case, let Cath go in for "can be worn with a tie". A funny word just occured to me: "tie-friendly", lol.
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Discussion
https://www.ikks.com/fr/chemise-blanche-homme/ML12233-01.htm... and
https://www.chemise-homme.com/chemise-bleue-a-carreaux-rouge...
http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/cravatable
And here's a fascinating (and perhaps humorous) use of piscinable in computer programming:
http://international-dictionnaire.com/definitions/?french_wo...