English translation of "écharpe" - "I think sash is OK (or ribbon"

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99 months ago

lundeghe keming (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	écharpe
Context:	Insignes de chevalier de 1re classe, comprenant l’étoile portée en écharpe, avec son écharpe, en or et émail, 55 mm, et la plaque, en argent, or et émail, 70 mm, à épingle centrale et deux
Keywords:	I translated it as Sash but I am not very comfortable with the translation

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99 months ago

martynback wrote:

sash (I think you're right)

My comment:

What I understand from the description is that there's a sash with a gold and enamel star on it (it's slightly confusing because "en or et émail" comes after "écharpe", but I think it refers to the star, not the "écharpe").

99 months ago

martynback wrote:

I think sash is OK (or ribbon

My comment:

I think "or et émail" refers to the star, and not the "écharpe". The comma after "écharpe" tens to prove it.

My references:

https://www.google.fr/search?biw=1600&bih=1070&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=what+is+a+sash+on+a+military+decoration%3F&oq=what+is+a+sash+on+a+military+decoration%3F&gs_l=psy-ab.12...9861.13166.0.15170.9.9.0.0.0.0.110.863.5j4.9.0

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