Jan 16, 2009 01:27
15 yrs ago
English term
over 40 years of experience
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Belarusian to English, English to Russian, and 10 more.
tears
English
Marketing
Retail
shoes
"Rubber, leather, tears, metal pieces, foam, and some other stuff that we can’t remember."
- from PUMA's collections
Does anybody know the meaning of "tears" here (for translation, not for wearing)?
- from PUMA's collections
Does anybody know the meaning of "tears" here (for translation, not for wearing)?
Responses
| 5 +1 | the liquid from your eyes |
Alexandra Taggart
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| 5 | Typo |
Gary D
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| 3 | tear off material for shoes/jeans |
Phong Le
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Responses
+1
6 hrs
Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in English
&
English
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
the liquid from your eyes
Declined
Happy tears. "foam"- parallon; The author is trying to confuse you. The combination of words has association with dark rooms and a lady wih a whip. This is the way to influence the costomer: the product should have an emotional factor to the buyer.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ken Cox
: given the parallel with the list in the asker's other question, this is probably what is meant (but maybe not happy). I'm sure there is a name in the art world for this sort of intentional mismatch (disruptive juxtaposition perhaps?)
15 mins
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Thanks! Now I can see where is the difficulty: the words only "represent" things besides intentional-I do not know what...
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4 hrs
tear off material for shoes/jeans
Declined
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http://au4v.com/diendan/showthread.php?t=247
the manufacturer tear off intentionally the leather, the clothe for decoration style
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http://au4v.com/diendan/showthread.php?t=247
the manufacturer tear off intentionally the leather, the clothe for decoration style
1 day 14 mins
Typo
Declined
Puma Tiers , a type of sneaker or sneaker part from Puma
http://my.hypebeast.com/showthread.php?t=49512
**maybe no comma between leather and tier
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Note added at 1 day15 mins (2009-01-17 01:43:25 GMT)
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Tiers of leather cap the toe and heel of a sporty ballet-style slip-on sneaker. ...
http://my.hypebeast.com/showthread.php?t=49512
**maybe no comma between leather and tier
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Note added at 1 day15 mins (2009-01-17 01:43:25 GMT)
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Tiers of leather cap the toe and heel of a sporty ballet-style slip-on sneaker. ...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Alexandra Taggart
: The trouble is that it is not.
13 hrs
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I saw they had a shoe where they have it elevated in tiers, and they call layers of leather tiers
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