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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Fuelle

English translation:

expandable (bag)

Added to glossary by Lucy Williams
Oct 8, 2013 21:43
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Fuelle

Spanish to English Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
What's a fuelle when talking about a handbag?

"Bolso con fuelle"

The Zara website has the English translation as a gusset, I'd previously thought it might be like a kind of piping detail as you can see in this picture:

http://www.indiandcold.com/world/bags/bolso-bicolor-con-fuel...

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
3 expandable (bag)
5 -1 pocket(s)
4 gusset
References
Some links

Discussion

Yvonne Gallagher Oct 9, 2013:
Yes, gusset usually used in context of knickers but it is the correct term for an extra piece of material inserted to allow for expansion=the definition of the term fuelle/gusset. As is clear from the links I've given, it is the term used by bagmakers for this inset in the sides and bottom of bags. As I already said, we would not normally mention this gusset when describing/advertising bags in English but might rather use "double compartment" or "roomy". However, the translation for the term as posted is "gusset" NOT "expandable", "pocket" (which can be gusseted as well for expansion) or "flap".
Karen Vincent-Jones (X) Oct 9, 2013:
Gusset Gusset is usually used in the context of knickers! I would not use it here.
Rachael West Oct 8, 2013:
often an extra of fabric sewn in... to make a garment bigger. So gusseet could be the word, but I've never seen it applied to a bag!
Rachael West Oct 8, 2013:
Fuelle is to do with the width, and the fact that it get slightly wider towards the bottom. I'm not sure how it's translatable into English, but this is what it is referring to.

Proposed translations

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expandable (bag)

just a suggestion. Many things that come with fuelles are expandable, though fuelles are not necessarily the only recourse. On the other hand, we're not quite sure how the fuelle works (by folding, okay, but which way?)
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pocket(s)

Zara's website has 'leather back with pockets'. If the extra section is on the outside of the bag it is a pocket, if in the inside, 'expandable section' or possibly -'concertina bag'.
Reference:

http://www.zara.com/us/en/woman/handbags/leather-bag-with-pockets-c269200p1480508.html

Peer comment(s):
disagree Yvonne Gallagher : sorry but "fuelle" does not mean "pocket"
2 hrs
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gusset

yes, the gusset is the side and bottom part of the bag that allows the bag to expand to hold more stuff. It's not the flap or piping. People usually don't mention it when speaking of bags at all. Sometimes double gussets can be known as bellows pleat or accordion pleat since it looks a bit like them in the way it expands.

http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/Product-legacy_double_g...

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as Taña has said below but it's not the flap.

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here the gusset is in red
http://www.mywalit.com/en/rounded-v-gusset-handbag-/

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http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/handmadeleather/details2.jpg

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sometimes pockets on bags can also have gussets, allowing for expansion.

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for Phil

http://www.innovapack.mx/bolsa_fuelle.html



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and definition no 5 here

http://buscon.rae.es/drae/srv/search?id=hLn9OE4GmDXX27qqvj26

m. Pieza de piel u otra materia plegable que se pone en los lados de un bolso, una cartera, etc., para poder aumentar su capacidad.

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http://enciclopedia_universal.esacademic.com/120533/fuelle

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gusset

the fuelle/gusset helps the bag to expand by adding depth/width to it giving more space inside. Some fuelles are folded like an accordion/concertina while others are not but are rigid. In the brown bag in the 1st link you can see the double gusset folded in the side view. This means the bag has two inside sections

Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : This may be right (I don't know), but your references are about gusset, not fuelle.
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added refs for Sp.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Some links

You can have a "gusset" and "double gusset" (flap).

Also see this previous entry
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/mechanics_mech_...

https://www.google.com.jm/search?q=double gusset handbag&rlz...

http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/Product-legacy_double_g...
Double gussets lend additional capacity to this elegant new flap silhouette, crafted by hand in glove-tanned leather with a smooth, supple hand. Classic turnlocks and a ladylike chain strap add pretty practicality and a touch of glamour.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree Yvonne Gallagher : agree it's gusset but nothing to do with flap. It's side and bottom pieces or inserts.
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Thank you. I understand that and perhaps my answer was a bit misleading as I took from reference from the third link "Coach" (above), but that is why I put the word "flap" in brackets. Again thanks.
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