Clothing Problems, Alterations & Repairs

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Learn advanced English vocabulary for clothing fit, fabric wear and finishes, laundry problems, and tailoring tasks like hemming and taking in seams.

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Clothing Problems, Alterations & Repairs

Learn advanced English vocabulary for clothing fit, fabric wear and finishes, laundry problems, and tailoring tasks like hemming and taking in seams.

frayed
مهترئ الأطراف
Having loose threads along the edges from wear.
snagged
تعلّق وتمزّق خيطه
Caught on something, causing a thread to pull out.
threadbare
رثّ من كثرة الاستعمال
So worn that the fabric has become thin.
moth-eaten
مثقوب بفعل العث
Damaged by moths, usually with small holes.
unraveling
آخذ بالتفكك
Coming apart as threads or stitches loosen.
scuffed
مخدوش بالاحتكاك
Marked or worn by rubbing against a rough surface.

Fit & Silhouette

ill-fitting: غير ملائم للمقاس; que no queda bien; mal ajusté; schlecht sitzend; che veste male; com caimento ruim; üzerine iyi oturmayan; 不合身的; 体に合わない; 몸에 잘 맞지 않는; med dålig passform; Not fitting the body properly.; He returned the ill-fitting blazer.
baggy: فضفاض; holgado; ample; weit; ampio; largo; bol; 宽松的; だぶだぶの; 헐렁한; pösig; Hanging loosely because it is too large.; The jeans looked baggy around the knees.
snug: محكم ومريح; ajustado y cómodo; ajusté et confortable; eng anliegend und bequem; aderente e comodo; justo e confortável; vücuda rahatça oturan; 贴身舒适的; 心地よくぴったりした; 편안하게 꼭 맞는; tätt och bekvämt sittande; Fitting closely without being uncomfortably tight.; The jacket felt snug around her waist.
bunching: متجمّع في طيّات; formando pliegues; qui fait des plis; Falten werfend; che si ammucchia in pieghe; formando dobras; istenmeyen katlar halinde toplanma; 堆起褶皱; 余分なしわが寄ること; 천이 뭉쳐 주름지는 것; som veckar sig och samlas; Gathering into unwanted folds instead of lying flat.; The fabric was bunching at her waist.
gaping: متباعد تاركًا فتحة; abriéndose indebidamente; qui bâille; aufklaffend; che si apre troppo; ficando aberto; istenmeyen açıklık bırakma; 张开缝隙; 隙間が開くこと; 벌어지는 것; gapande; Opening or hanging apart where clothing should fit closely.; The shirt was gaping between the buttons.
tapered: متضيّق تدريجيًا; que se estrecha gradualmente; fuselé; nach unten schmaler werdend; affusolato; afunilado; giderek daralan; 逐渐收窄的; 先に向かって細くなった; 끝으로 갈수록 좁아지는; avsmalnande; Becoming gradually narrower toward one end.; He bought trousers with tapered legs.

Alterations & Tailoring

hem: يثني حافة الثوب ويخيطها; hacer el dobladillo; faire un ourlet; säumen; fare l'orlo; fazer a bainha; paça veya etek ucu kıvırıp dikmek; 缝折边; 裾を折って縫う; 밑단을 접어 꿰매다; fålla; To fold and sew the edge of a garment to finish or shorten it.; The tailor will hem the trousers tomorrow.
take in: يضيّق مقاس الملابس; meter; reprendre; enger nähen; stringere; apertar; daraltmak; 改小; 詰める; 품을 줄이다; sy in; To make a garment smaller by sewing its seams.; The tailor will take in the waist.
let out: يوسّع مقاس الملابس; sacar; élargir; auslassen; allargare; alargar; dikiş payından genişletmek; 放大; 縫い代を出して広げる; 시접을 풀어 늘리다; lägga ut; To make a garment larger by releasing fabric from the seams.; The tailor can let out the waistband.
taper: يضيّق تدريجيًا; estrechar gradualmente; fuseler; nach unten schmaler nähen; affusolare; afunilar; giderek daraltmak; 逐渐改窄; 先に向かって細くする; 끝으로 갈수록 좁게 수선하다; sy avsmalnande; To make part of a garment gradually narrower.; The tailor will taper the trouser legs.
reinforce: يدعّم; reforzar; renforcer; verstärken; rinforzare; reforçar; sağlamlaştırmak; 加固; 補強する; 보강하다; förstärka; To strengthen a weak area with extra stitching or material.; She used extra stitching to reinforce the pocket.
restitch: يعيد خياطة الغرز; volver a coser; recoudre; nachnähen; ricucire; costurar novamente; yeniden dikmek; 重新缝合; 縫い直す; 다시 꿰매다; sy om; To sew a seam or section again after its stitches loosen or fail.; The tailor had to restitch the collar.

Fabric Appearance & Finish

puckered: متجعّد بتجمّعات صغيرة; fruncido de forma irregular; qui grigne; gekräuselt; raggrinzito; repuxado; büzüşmüş; 起细皱的; 細かいしわが寄った; 잔주름이 잡힌; rynkad och sammandragen; Gathered into small, uneven wrinkles, often around stitching.; The seam looked puckered after sewing.
rumpled: مجعد وغير مرتب; arrugado; froissé; zerknittert; sgualcito; amassado; buruşuk; 皱巴巴的; しわくちゃの; 구겨진; skrynklig; Wrinkled and untidy, especially after being worn or folded.; He arrived wearing a rumpled shirt.
sheer: شفاف ورقيق; transparente; transparent; durchscheinend; trasparente; transparente; iç gösteren ince; 薄透的; 薄く透ける; 얇고 비치는; tunn och genomskinlig; Made of very thin fabric that can be seen through.; She wore a sheer blouse over a camisole.
pleated: ذو طيّات منتظمة; plisado; plissé; plissiert; plissettato; plissado; pileli; 有规则褶裥的; プリーツのある; 주름을 잡은; plisserad; Made with regular folds sewn or pressed into the fabric.; She wore a pleated skirt to work.
quilted: مبطّن بغرز; acolchado; matelassé; gesteppt; trapuntato; matelassado; kapitone; 绗缝的; キルティングの; 누빔 처리된; quiltad; Made of layers of fabric stitched together, often with padding.; He wore a quilted jacket in autumn.
distressed: ذو مظهر مهترئ عمدًا; desgastado a propósito; à effet usé; auf abgetragen gemacht; volutamente usurato; com efeito desgastado; eskitilmiş; 做旧的; ダメージ加工の; 일부러 낡게 가공한; med avsiktligt sliten look; Intentionally made to look worn or aged.; He bought distressed denim jeans.

Laundry & Care Problems

pilling: تكوّن وبر كروي; formación de bolitas; boulochage; Knötchenbildung; formazione di pallini; formação de bolinhas; boncuklanma; 起球; 毛玉の発生; 보풀 형성; noppbildning; The formation of small balls of fibers on fabric.; Pilling appeared on the sweater after washing.
color bleeding: تسرّب لون القماش; desteñido; dégorgement des couleurs; Abfärben; perdita di colore durante il lavaggio; transferência de cor na lavagem; renk verme; 洗涤掉色串染; 洗濯時の色移り; 세탁 중 이염; färgfällning; The transfer of dye from one fabric to another during washing.; Color bleeding stained the white shirt pink.
shrinkage: انكماش; encogimiento; rétrécissement; Einlaufen; restringimento; encolhimento; çekme; 缩水; 縮み; 수축; krympning; A reduction in fabric size, often caused by washing or heat.; The sweater showed noticeable shrinkage.
discoloration: تغيّر اللون; alteración del color; altération de la couleur; Verfärbung; alterazione del colore; alteração da cor; renk değişimi; 变色; 変色; 변색; missfärgning; An unwanted change or loss of the original color.; The collar showed yellow discoloration.
lint: وبر ناعم; pelusa; peluches; Fusseln; pelucchi; fiapos; kumaş tüyü; 浮毛; 糸くず; 떨어진 잔섬유; ludd; Small loose fibers that collect on clothing.; The black coat was covered in lint.
residue: بقايا مادة; residuo; résidu; Rückstand; residuo; resíduo; kalıntı; 残留物; 残留物; 잔여물; rest; A layer or trace of a substance left on fabric after washing or treatment.; Detergent residue remained on the shirt.

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Fit & Silhouette

Alterations & Tailoring

Fabric Appearance & Finish

Laundry & Care Problems

Clothing Problems, Alterations & Repairs