Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Scherenvorhang
English translation:
shear curtains
Added to glossary by
Vito Smolej
Feb 12, 2005 17:01
19 yrs ago
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German term
Scherenvorhang
German to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Unser Klassiker in Ästhetik, Anmut und Erhabenheit -
der Scherenvorhang als Hauptvorhang im Theater
der Scherenvorhang als Hauptvorhang im Theater
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | shear curtains |
Vito Smolej
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| 1 +1 | drape curtains |
Lancashireman
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| 1 | sliding curtain |
Francis Lee (X)
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Proposed translations
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Vito Smolej
Germany
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Native in: Slovenian 
Works in: English to Slovenian, German to Slovenian, Slovenian to English, and 1 more.
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shear curtains
just guessing - with google giving me 16k hits on it
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Note added at 4 hrs 45 mins (2005-02-12 21:46:26 GMT)
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btw, if it\'s a guess, it can\'be a 3 (duh...).
Otoh, in my defence, it was a ... er ... good guess;)
and shear or sheer - (ab/aus)scheren. Must be Oxford vs Merriam Webster English. Webster: sheer \"Etymology: perhaps alteration of shear\". No sign of a verb sheer to be seen in UK
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Note added at 4 hrs 45 mins (2005-02-12 21:46:26 GMT)
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btw, if it\'s a guess, it can\'be a 3 (duh...).
Otoh, in my defence, it was a ... er ... good guess;)
and shear or sheer - (ab/aus)scheren. Must be Oxford vs Merriam Webster English. Webster: sheer \"Etymology: perhaps alteration of shear\". No sign of a verb sheer to be seen in UK
Peer comment(s):
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Lancashireman
: Sounds plausible BUT 'shear curtains' gets 452 googles and 'sheer curtains' gets 29,300. Who says 'sheer' is a verb? 'Sheer drop' = adj noun. BTW not a 'disagree' just a 'neutral' ;-)
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"sheer courtains" as in "sheer drop"!? Huh?... meaning exactly what is says;)?
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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sliding curtain
yes, this is a guess, assuming that they mean "Schiebevorhänge"
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2 hrs
drape curtains
Here’s another wild guess. They don’t slide. They close by ‘cutting across’ each other. They’re ‘drapes’!
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Note added at 5 hrs 35 mins (2005-02-12 22:36:39 GMT)
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So far the contributors on this one appear to be males (sorry Vito if you\'re not, but that guy in the \'expressionist\' avatar portrait certainly looks male). I\'ve just asked a resident female and she suggests \'gathered\' or \'pleated\'. Maybe this is the way forward. I am tempted to give up at this stage!
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Note added at 5 hrs 35 mins (2005-02-12 22:36:39 GMT)
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So far the contributors on this one appear to be males (sorry Vito if you\'re not, but that guy in the \'expressionist\' avatar portrait certainly looks male). I\'ve just asked a resident female and she suggests \'gathered\' or \'pleated\'. Maybe this is the way forward. I am tempted to give up at this stage!
Peer comment(s):
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Vito Smolej
: A wild guess at what scheren vorhang were: opening and closing as shears (pointing downwards). And I'll get a better picture asap;)
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Thanks for agreeing my guess was wild! And do keep your present portrait. It's great! ;-)
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