Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Pretinadora

English translation:

waistband (sewing) machines

Added to glossary by Gillian Holmes
Apr 24, 2012 19:20
12 yrs ago
Spanish term

Pretinadora

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
This is Peruvian Spanish but I think the name is universal. It's some sort of industrial sewing machine and appears in a list of other industrial sewing machines. It's made by Union Special.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 waistband (sewing) machines

Proposed translations

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waistband (sewing) machines

pretina = waistband ROBESON Sewing Machine Company
www.robesonsew.com/ -
Largest inventory of rebuilt Industrial Sewing Machines in the world plus various other ... UNION SPECIAL 51800 Four Needle Waistband Sewing Machines ..spanish.dictionary.com/definition/pretina
pretina / waistband. pretina -noun feminine. 1. (=cinturilla) waistband. (=cinturónoun) belt, girdle o.feminine. o.feminine. 2. (Andes, Cono Sur). (=correa) leather ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Hill
3 mins
Cheers and thanks, Rich.
agree Charles Davis : The Union Special 51800 appears in Spanish as a pretinadora: it fits.
5 hrs
Thanks, Charles. At least one confirmed!
agree Yvonne Velasquez
2 days 4 hrs
Thanks, yvalesquez. Have a good weekend.
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