Translate for me please

[Wingedharpy]

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I've just taken delivery of a top which was made by a German company.
In the care instructions, in English, it says "Do not iron the crash".🤔

I have no clue what this means but, in other languages, I offer you:
Crash nicht bugein
Crash net stricken
Crash no de hierro.

Google translate isn't helping.

Any ideas gratefully received.

The garment is made up of a few different fabric types so am keen to avoid ironing "the crash", once I figure out which bit of it is it.

Well the German says ‘do not iron the crash’ but my German isn’t good enough to know what a crash is.

Are there any care instructions in German?
Did you buy it online? Can you post a link?

Photo of top so we can guess from that?

Without a photo, I am guessing trimming, pleats, um......

I’ve found this: https://www.britannica.com/topic/crash-cloth

This is an example from a German website. Does this resemble a part of the too?

Using @MadeOfAllWork ‘s link as a hint, is there part of the top which is a contrasting texture, for example crumpled? It might be telling you not to iron that bit so it keeps its distinctive look.

Ah, cross- posted with @Chartreuse45 . That’s exactly what I meant.

Dry clean only? (pure guess)

I know it says crush but apparently the Germans got mixed up as the definition for crash is that is comes from the English word that means crushed (zerknittert).

It means fold or pleat in this context. Or sometimes an appliqué, so if there's something sewn on.

It should be Crush don't iron, ie, it's a crushed style material - don't iron it or you will flatten and spoil it

Thank you all - most helpful.

@MadeOfAllWork 's link made immediate sense.

@Iphianassa -spot on! It's not crumpled look but it is made of a sort of knitted effect with a contrasting sparkly thread running through it so,I presume that's the bit to avoid ironing.

I just knew you wise souls would point me in the right direction.

Now, could one of you just nip round with a ladder to see what's causing the damp patch on my bedroom ceiling?! 😉

Crash is a type of fabric

Damp patch on ceiling, assuming you have no pipes above, will almost definitely be a missing tile on the roof. If you can look through a ceiling hatch and see daylight anywhere, that will be the place.

@Wingedharpy ,
" it is made of a sort of knitted effect with a contrasting sparkly thread running through it"

New idea in that case. It might be that the sparkly thread would melt under the heat of the iron. The sparkly bit might be a fine plastic thread,

Either way, you know which bit of the top to avoid with the iron.

Damp patch - flashing / guttering / missing tile / water tank. Dependent on location and what is above / adjacent.

Now I’m confused. Why are there two posts on this thread about a damp ceiling?

Now, could one of you just nip round with a ladder to see what's causing the damp patch on my bedroom ceiling?!

Water

I think "stricken" can mean something like knit/knitting, so yes, I'd avoid ironing the part with the knitted effect.

Maybe crash is from the same root word as crease or crush?

"nicht bügeln" means "do not iron". "Crash" or "Crash-Optik" is a fabric treatment that makes it look distressed or crumpled. So, without seeing the garment, I would assume they don't want you to iron the bits that are supposed to look distressed (which stands to reason). Do you have a picture of the garment?

Agreed. And stick your head up through the loft hatch sooner rather than later. If it's a leaking water tank it could bring the ceiling down.