entremat

English translation: mat (of interwoven fibres)

13:30 Jul 19, 2006
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / working with cellulose fibre
Catalan term or phrase: entremat
This is from a description of an artist working with cellulose fibre:

"Per començar, es va preparar un entramat de fils, a sobre del qual s’hi van col•locar vint-i-cinc quadrats de cel•lulosa "
Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 17:31
English translation:mat (of interwoven fibres)
Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="mat of fibres"

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Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 17:31
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This was the best answer for my context, thanks.
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3 +2mat (of interwoven fibres)
Ross Andrew Parker
4weft
Fabio Descalzi
3framework
Andy Watkinson


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
entramat
weft


Explanation:
ENTRAMAT and not "entremat"
in Spanish: "entramado"


Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 13:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: You are right about the spelling. My typo I'm afraid.

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
framework


Explanation:
I take it's the same as "entramado", i.e. a framework which s/he then places the squares on.

Andy

Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 17:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mat (of interwoven fibres)


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="mat of fibres"

Another option

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 17:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
This was the best answer for my context, thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bàrbara Planas, Ph.D.: Mat is very good, perhaps also net (of interwoven fibers)
16 mins
  -> Thank, bapep

agree  Lia Fail (X)
29 mins
  -> Go meadai Dia thu!
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