The Dictionary:Dictionnaire / Wörterbuch / Diccionario / 字典 / Dizionario / 辞書 This multi-language dictionary is intended to help those whose primary language is not English. Many of the words we use to describe features of boots are not in language dictionaries. Automatic translation services from online services such as Google and Bing often can't translate some of our descriptions because these terms are meaningful only when describing boots or leather and may have different meanings in other contexts. So we have made this multi-language dictionary to help solve that problem. We would like to especially thank Matthias Kottmeier for German translations and also for suggestions on additional terms to include in this dictionary. If you are able to fill in some of the blanks, we welcome your input. Please send your comments, corrections, suggestions or translations to |
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- 9 May, 2020 at 13:22 Pacific Daylight Time, San Diego, California USA -
- 2020/05/09 at 20:22 UTC / GMT -
English | Remark | français | Deutsch | Español | 中文Chinese | Italien | 日本語Japanese |
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ankle | cheville | Knöchel | tobillo | 脚踝 | caviglia | 足首 | |
arch | arch of foot - heel measurement | voûte plantaire | Bogen/Fußrücken | 足弓 | |||
bal-laced instep | geschnürter Spann | ||||||
belt | ceinture | Gürtel | cinturón | 腰带 皮带 |
ベルト | ||
boot hook | device to help pull boots on | tire-bottes | Stiefelanzieher / Schuhhaken | ||||
boot jack | device to help pull boots off | retire-bottes | Stiefelknecht | ブーツジャック | |||
boot toe | bout | Stiefelspitze | 楦头 | ||||
boot tongue | languette | Stiefellasche/-zunge | |||||
bootmaker | bottier | Schuhmacher | 制靴者 | ||||
boots | bottes, chaussures | Stiefel | botas | 靴子 | stivali | ブーツ | |
boot tree | wooden form inserted into boot to preserve its shape | embauchoirs | Stiefelspanner / Schaftspanner / Schaftformer | hormas | 鞋楦 | ||
brass | cuivre | Messing | latón | 黄铜 | 真ちゅう | ||
breeches | culottes | Reithosen | |||||
broken in boots | boots which have been worn | cassée | eingetragene Stiefel | ||||
buckles | boucle | Schnallen | hebilla | 搭扣 | バックル | ||
calf | thickest part of the lower leg | mollet | Wade | 小腿 | polpaccio | ふくらはぎ | |
calfskin leather | peau de veau | Kalbsleder | 小牛皮 | 子牛革 | |||
chaps | chaps | Chaps | |||||
circumference | circonférence | Umfang | 圆周 | circonferenza | 円周 | ||
clothing | vêtements | Kleidung | 装 | 衣服 | |||
cowhide leather | peau de vache | Rindsleder | cuero | 牛皮 | 牛革 | ||
custom made | made to order | fabriqué sur commande | maßgearbeitet | 定制 | オーダーメイド | ||
dress instep | standard instep without laces on pull-on boots | "Schlupf"einstieg | |||||
drop / settling | nachgeben, sich setzen | ||||||
equestrian | équestre | Reiter | equitacion | 骑师 | equitazione | 乗馬者 | |
eyelets | also see "holes" | oeillet | Ösen | ojal | 扣眼 | ひも通しの穴 | |
fireman | pompier | Feuerwehrmann | bombero | 消防队员 | 消防士 | ||
fit | measure of how well boots conform to the foot | Paßgenauigkeit | 可身; 合脚 | ||||
flat feet | "pes planus" - feet with a low arch | pied plat | Plattfüße | ||||
floor | sol | Boden | 地面 | 床 | |||
foot / feet | pied / pieds | Fuß / Füße | piede / piedi | 足; 脚 | pie / pies | 足 | |
glove leather | Handschuhleder | 韦 | |||||
grain | texture of leather surface | grain | Korn/Körnung/Narbung | 纹 | |||
gusseted tongue | languette à soufflets | eingenähte Lasche | |||||
harness | harnais | Gurtzeug | 马具 | ||||
heel | heel of a shoe | talon | Absatz | talón | 鞋跟 | tacco / calcagno | かかと |
heel | heel of a foot | talon | Ferse | talón | 脚跟 | tallone | |
height | hauteur | Höhe | 高度 | alyezza | 高さ | ||
hole | also see "eyelets" | trous | loch | agujeros | 穿孔 | 穴 | |
horsehide | cuir de cheval | Pferdeleder | 马皮 | 馬革 | |||
inch | 2.54 cm | pouce | Zoll | 英寸 | インチ | ||
inseam | Entrejambe | Schrittlänge | inseam | 内側の縫目 | |||
insole | insole or shoe insert | première semelle | Einlegesohlen / Brandsohle | plantilla | 鞋垫 | sottopiede / soletta | 靴の中敷; インソール |
instep of foot | cou-de-pied | Spann | empeine | 趺 | 足の甲 | ||
instep of shoe | 靴の甲 | ||||||
insulation | isolement | Isolation | aislamiento | 绝缘 | 断熱材 | ||
jacket | veste | Jacke | chaqueta | 襦 | ジャケット | ||
jeans | Dungarees, blue jeans, denim jeans | jeans | Jeans | 牛仔裤 | ジーンズ | ||
knee | genou | Knie | rodilla | 膝盖 | ginocchio | 膝 | |
laces | laçage / lacets | Schnürsenkel | cordones | 敿 | 靴ひも | ||
lacing hook | see "boot hook" | Senkelhaken(-niete) | |||||
last | wooden or plastic form on which boot is built | forme | Leisten | 楦 | 靴型 | ||
leather | cuir | Leder | piel | 皮 | pelle | 革 | |
length | longueur | Länge | longitud | 长度 | lunghezza | 長さ | |
lineman | monteur de ligne | Leitungsmonteur | ラインマン | ||||
lining | doublure | Futter | 衬 | 裏地 | |||
logger / lumberjack | forestier; bûcheron | Holzfäller | 伐木工人 | 木こり | |||
made to measure | fait sur mesure | nach Maß gemacht / Maßarbeit | 量身定制 | ||||
measure (v) | mesurer | Messung / Maß | longitud | 量 | lunghezza | 靴型 | |
measuring tape | tailor's tape | ruban à mesurer | Maßband | cinta métrica | 皮尺 | nastro di misurazione | 巻き尺 |
midsole | garnissage | Zwischensohle | ミッドソール | ||||
motor patrol | police motorcycle officer | Motorpatrouille | Motorradpolizist | 骑警 | |||
motorcycle | moto | Motorrad | motocicleta | 摩托车 | オートバイ | ||
nickel | nickel | Nickel | níquel | 镍 | |||
oil-tanned leather | cuir gras | mit Mineralöl gegerbtes Leder | オイルレザー | ||||
padding | rembourrage | Polsterung | 靴掖子 | 詰め物 | |||
pants / trousers | pantalon | Hose(n) | pantalones | 裤子 | ズボン | ||
polish | boot polish or wax | cirage | Schuhcreme | cera / betún | 皮鞋油 | lucido | |
police | police | Polizei | policía | 警察 | 警察 | ||
ready to wear | prêt à porter | Konfektion / von der Stange / bereit zu tragen | confeccionados | 准备穿 | pronti | プレタポルテ | |
roughout leather | cuirs velours | veloursleder | cuero de ante | 光滑皮革 | pelle scamosciata | ||
rubber | caoutchouc | Gummi | caucho | 橡胶 | gomma | ゴム | |
settling / drop | nachgeben, sich setzen (fallen) | ||||||
seam | couture | Naht | 緎 | 縫い目 | |||
shaft | shaft of a boot | tige | Schaft | 靿 | tomaia? | シャフト | |
shiny | luisantes | blank | 锃 | 光沢 | |||
size(s) | taille | Größe(n) | 尺码 | Misura | サイズ | ||
sleeve | manche | Ärmel | 衣袖 | そで | |||
smooth leather | cuir lisse | glattleder | cuero suave | 光滑皮 | pelle liscia | スムーズレザー | |
snaps | Druckknöpfe | 摁扣儿 | スナップボタン | ||||
socks | bas | Socken | calcetines | 袜子 | calzini | 靴下 | |
sole | outer sole - bottom of boot | semelle extérieure | Laufsohle | plantas | 鞋底 | suole | ソール |
spur | éperon | Sporen | espuelas | 马刺 | speroni | ||
steel safety toe | cap d'acier; bout acier | Stahlkappe | punta de acero | 钢脚趾 | in acciaio tep | 鋼の安全性のつま先 | |
steel shank | cambrion d'acier | Stahleinlage (im Absatz) | |||||
steel sole plate | semelle anti perforation | Stahlsohle | |||||
stitchdown sole | durchgenähte Sohle | ||||||
stock boots | standard boots - no custom features | prêts à porter, bottes en stock | Stiefel auf Lager | 现存 | |||
strap | sangle | Riemen | 皮带 | 革ひも、ストラップ | |||
sweat | perspiration | transpiration | Schweiß | sudoración | 汗水 | sudore | 汗 |
tailor's tape | measuring tape | ruban à mesurer | Maßarbeit | 捲尺 | |||
tanning | tannage | Gerben von Leder | curtido de cuero | 制革 | concia delle pelli | 革なめし | |
thread | fil | Faden | 线 | 糸 | |||
thigh | cuisse | (Ober) Schenkel | 大腿 | 腿 | |||
toe of foot | orteil | Zeh | dedo del pie | 脚的脚趾 | dito del piede | つま先 | |
toe of boot | bout | Stiefelspitze | puntera de la bota | 开机的脚趾 | punta dello stivale | ブートつま先 | |
toe cap | Schuhkappe | ||||||
tongue | languette | Lasche | lengüeta | linguetta | 舌革 | ||
vamp | boot upper covering forepart of the foot between the toe and ankle | empeigne | Vampe | vampiro | 鞋面 | tomaia | 羽ばたき |
waterproof | hydrofuge | wasserdicht | 耐水性 | 防水 | |||
width | largeur | Breite | tallas | 宽度 | larghezza | 幅 | |
zipper | glissière | Reißverschluß | cremallera | 拉链 | cerniera | ジッパー |
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