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09:35 Sep 6, 2002 |
German to English translations [PRO] / Moroccan gardens | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Richard George Elliott United Kingdom Local time: 14:36 | ||||||
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accent, accentuation Explanation: The painter is using bright colors, so maybe accentuation is even better. "highlights" would be another idea HTH Reference: http://dict.leo.org/?search=accentuation&searchLoc=0&relink=... |
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a (somewhat) disrupting/disturbing contrast Explanation: The painter/artist was courageous enough to add a (somewhat) disrupting/disturbing contrast to the painting. HTH Steffen -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-09-06 09:43:50 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- of course only if it\'s a painting and not a mural or some other work of art... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-09-06 09:44:40 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ...to add a disturbingly contrasting tone/shade... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-09-06 10:00:32 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Alright then, Sheila (not much of a change though): The painter/artist was courageous enough to add a (somewhat) disrupting/disturbing contrast to the (appearance of the) *garden*, overtoning everything else. or: \"...to add a disturbingly contrasting shade, overtoning everything else...\" (since the \"garden\" bit comes up in the next sentence). |
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touch Explanation: just another idea |
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note or tone Explanation: The painter took the bold step of setting/introducing an unsettling/disturbing/disruptive note/tone... Can't quite work out how deliberate this was on his part?? |
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