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Cocciopesto (colour)

English translation: Cocciopesto, variable (ground)terracotta colour

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Italian term or phrase:Cocciopesto (colour)
English translation:Cocciopesto, variable (ground)terracotta colour
Entered by: Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche

14:47 May 11, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Italian term or phrase: Cocciopesto (colour)
This is in a list of grout colours for reconstituted stone cladding and paving. Examples on the web appear to vary from dark terracotta to off-white.
I know what it means in terms of the composition of the material but can anyone suggest a meaningful English colour equivalent please?
Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:24
Cocciopesto, variable (ground)terracotta colour
Explanation:
I think you can leave it in Italian as it is widely used in english as well, with explanation in brackets if necessary ( variable ground terracotta )
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Local time: 21:24
Grading comment
Without seeing this particular grout colour I had to leave the Italian, though it's clearly meaningless to most in the English speaking construction industry.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Cocciopesto, variable (ground)terracotta colour
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
4brownish-red colour
Dra. Teresa Bernardes
4variable yellow to red colour
Olga Buongiorno
4dark terracotta
Tricia Stuart
3natural land colours
moranna (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
brownish-red colour


Explanation:
If it is made of terracotta, I would say so

Dra. Teresa Bernardes
Portugal
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Cocciopesto, variable (ground)terracotta colour


Explanation:
I think you can leave it in Italian as it is widely used in english as well, with explanation in brackets if necessary ( variable ground terracotta )

Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Local time: 21:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
Without seeing this particular grout colour I had to leave the Italian, though it's clearly meaningless to most in the English speaking construction industry.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dana Rinaldi: Yes, I always leave in Italian
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Dana!
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
natural land colours


Explanation:
Pavement in cocciopesto also with the traditional one seeds of inert of marble (creating the typical one terrazzo to the veneziana to seeds at the bottom wide) pasted with an organic binder made up of lime respecting the more ancient traditions, colored with natural lands, levigato and dealt with natural wax or linen oil.

moranna (X)
Italy
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
variable yellow to red colour


Explanation:
Se parli del colore di base del cocciopesto questi sono alcuni fra i riferimenti che ho trovato tra i tanti che, in effetti, riferiscono lo stesso tipo di informazione.

"Il cocciopesto ha un colore variabile dal giallo al rosso"
http://www.comune.sezze.lt.it/public/piano-colore/Schede/MAT...

"Possiamo avere diversi colori di cocciopesto a seconda della diversa percentuale di ferro contenuta nella terra utilizzata per la fabbricazione dei laterizi. Principalmente utilizziamo cocciopesto giallo e cocciopesto rosso."
http://www.vicchi.it/cocciopesto.htm

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Note added at 2 ore (2008-05-11 17:19:27 GMT)
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Sorry I forgot "from".
Variable from yellow to red colour.

Olga Buongiorno
Italy
Local time: 21:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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dark terracotta


Explanation:
anything pesto to do with colours is dark so I think as you're looking for a specific colour this would be widely understood

Pity they don't give you the colourchart to make sure

Tricia Stuart
Italy
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of: English
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