Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Wingtip

French translation:

à bout golf

Added to glossary by Helen Portefaix
Sep 29, 2013 13:53
10 yrs ago
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English term

Wingtip

English to French Tech/Engineering Textiles / Clothing / Fashion Footwear
No real context, just a list of shoe styles, among which "wingtip brogues".
Thank you for your help !
Proposed translations (French)
3 +1 à bout golf
4 +1 richelieu

Proposed translations

+1
4 hrs
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à bout golf

à bout golf = bout rapporté en forme de W sur l'empeigne
http://www.echoppe-du-couturier.fr/23-chaussures

Si c'est des brogues avec wingtips, c'est un bout golf fleuri (= perforé)
http://www.bowen.fr/DERBY-BOUT-GOLF-FLEURI/3007951.html


BOUT FLEURI
Décoration du bout par des performations de tailles différentes.

BOUT GOLF
Décoration du bout par des courbes en forme de coeur avec une pointe centrale. Le bout golf s'accompagne souvent de perforations fleuries.

(BOUT RAPPORTE
Bout piqué et en surépaisseur sur le devant de la chaussure.)
http://www.bexley.fr/Bexley/fr/LEXIQUE/MotsTecniques

A brogue is any shoe that has perforations on it. These perforations are holes punched into the leather for decorative purposes.
...A wingtip is any shoe that has a W shape design on the toe cap. Any shoe. A full brogue is a combination of the W design and perforations. A shoe with the W design sans any perforations is also a wingtip.
http://perfectgentlemansa.blogspot.de/2010/10/brogues-vs-win...

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Note added at 20 hrs (2013-09-30 10:06:46 GMT)
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richelieu à bout golf
http://www.dimitribottier.com/4.aspx

derby à bout golf
http://www.bexley.fr/Bexley/fr/p/chaussures_ville/kensington...
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
55 mins
merci, Gilou
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+1
30 mins

richelieu

Comme mes Church.
Note from asker:
Merci !
Peer comment(s):

agree emiledgar
5 hrs
Thx!
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