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fond vierge

English translation: blank background

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French term or phrase:fond vierge
English translation:blank background
Entered by: MatthewLaSon

01:18 Sep 30, 2007
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French term or phrase: fond vierge
It's talking about specifications/rules for publishing the company logo, and says it includes the "fond vierge" ("Il rédigera... la procédure de rédaction du cartouche... qui inclut le fond vierge..."). Does this simply mean "white background"?
Rimas Balsys
Local time: 05:36
blank background
Explanation:
Hello,


My understanding is that it's just a background that is blank.

vierge = blank

I hope this helps.
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MatthewLaSon
Local time: 08:36
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Thanks all - I'll go with "blank". (See also http://www.unisavecbove.org/spip.php?article830
http://www.photofiltre-studio.com/doc/gifanim.htm
http://rpgvoice.free.fr/Tutoshop2/Tutoshop2.htm) Though I've also seen it used in the sense of "unmodified" (pic of baby placed on choice of "vierge" backgrounds). But, normally, it can't mean 'unmodified' because it wouldn't make sense to put (eg) a black logo on (eg) an unmodified black background - it must normally mean blank/white.
Many thanks.

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3 +1blank background
MatthewLaSon
4(logo) template
B D Finch


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blank background


Explanation:
Hello,


My understanding is that it's just a background that is blank.

vierge = blank

I hope this helps.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 08:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks all - I'll go with "blank". (See also http://www.unisavecbove.org/spip.php?article830
http://www.photofiltre-studio.com/doc/gifanim.htm
http://rpgvoice.free.fr/Tutoshop2/Tutoshop2.htm) Though I've also seen it used in the sense of "unmodified" (pic of baby placed on choice of "vierge" backgrounds). But, normally, it can't mean 'unmodified' because it wouldn't make sense to put (eg) a black logo on (eg) an unmodified black background - it must normally mean blank/white.
Many thanks.

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agree  Mohamed Mehenoun: me too I understood it like that!
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(logo) template


Explanation:
I found the following references, and comparing the French and the English they do seem to be talking about the same thing:

http://www.unisavecbove.org/spip.php?article830 - gives a good illustration.

http://www.baby-dreamz.com/babydreamz_galerie.htm - shows some rather complex templates of backgrounds for greetings cards etc.

http://www.templatemonster.com/logo-templates.php - the English version illustrated.

"Pixellogo offers professional Logo Design Service including 3D logo templates, web icons and stationery design for your company and business at an ..."
www.pixellogo.com/

"Logo templates are pre-made logo design concepts with placeholder text that you can customize and personalize to suit your company's name and slogan. ..."
www.finerdesign.com/website-templates/logo-templates.php





    Reference: http://www.unisavecbove.org/spip.php?article830
B D Finch
France
Local time: 14:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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