Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
balkenmodel
English translation:
single-bar styling
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MoiraB
Feb 27, 2006 08:14
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
balkenmodel
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Anyone got any idea what a "balkenmodel" might be in English? Context is spectacles (interview with an eyewear designer):
Trendsettend was hij dan weer met de balkenmodellen, met de rechte lijn boven de glazen
Trendsettend was hij dan weer met de balkenmodellen, met de rechte lijn boven de glazen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | Rimless |
Mark Shimmin
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| 4 | aviator style frame |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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| 4 | brow bar or double bridge |
FionaDV (X)
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| 3 | glasses with a thick frame |
Dennis Seine
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| 1 | suspended glasses |
Toiny Van der Putte-Rademakers
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Proposed translations
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Rimless
If like you say they had no frame it could be they are rimless glasses.
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Comment: "This is not, strictly speaking, the right term, though the glasses are rimless. It's the closest of the suggestions made, however. Brow-bar was a strong contender for a while, but it doesn't actually refer to the reinforcing "bar" above the nose bridge (as in aviator-style glasses). After doing a bit more research, I sent a couple of suggestions to the client, who opted for "single-bar styling". Does after all refer to rimless frames suspended from a "pencil"-like crossbar. Very trendy |3-)"
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Toiny Van der Putte-Rademakers
Native in Dutch
Toiny Van der Putte-Rademakers
20 years in medical and nutrition
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English
suspended glasses
De vertaling weet ik niet, maar ik heb gisteren iemand gezien die er een droeg. Het gaat om een rechthoekig frame, waar de glazen helemaal los in lijken te zitten. De glazen zweven als het ware in het rechthoekige frame. Om de glazen is een ruimte van zo'n 3-4 milimeter. In dit geval waren de glazen ovaal van vorm. Op internet heb ik er geen kunnen vinden.
8 hrs
glasses with a thick frame
I think it's those glasses with a very thick frame, and he talks about it in sort of obscure terms.
9 hrs
aviator style frame
Het is een bril met een "balk" erboven, voor extra stevigte denk ik. Zie website voor een voorbeeld.
Reference:
http://www.extremeeyewear.com/store/original-pilot-p-28.html?osCsid=e2e59452d85d804ccf6680fd6c8dc505
10 hrs
brow bar or double bridge
Brow-bar
Brow-bar frames... sport a brow bar, or double bridge, above the nose bridge to connect the top of the frame fronts.
http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_200/243_fashion_adv...
Bridge: The area between the lenses that goes over the nose and supports 90 percent of the weight of the eyeglasses.
A double bridge has a reinforcing bar over the top of the bridge.
http://www.visionrx.com/library/enc/enc_eyeframes.asp
Double bridge
A double bridge is a frame bridge with two connection bars rather than the more common single bar connecting the two eyepieces.
http://www.eyeglasses.com/information/guide/glossary.page
Brow-bar frames... sport a brow bar, or double bridge, above the nose bridge to connect the top of the frame fronts.
http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_200/243_fashion_adv...
Bridge: The area between the lenses that goes over the nose and supports 90 percent of the weight of the eyeglasses.
A double bridge has a reinforcing bar over the top of the bridge.
http://www.visionrx.com/library/enc/enc_eyeframes.asp
Double bridge
A double bridge is a frame bridge with two connection bars rather than the more common single bar connecting the two eyepieces.
http://www.eyeglasses.com/information/guide/glossary.page
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