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bluette

English translation: cornflower blue

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Italian term or phrase:bluette
English translation:cornflower blue
Entered by: Nicole Johnson

05:49 Jun 18, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Article on new collections
Italian term or phrase: bluette
How would you describe the colour bluette in English? Not sure exactly what it corresponds to in English.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

In un’autentica esplosione di colori freschi e frizzanti: dal lilla al verde, dal ***bluette*** al bianco, all’immancabile blu navy, un successo che si rinnova di stagione in stagione, per la p-e 2009 arricchito da vitaminici accenti in rosso e arancio.
Nicole Johnson
Italy
Local time: 14:47
cornflower blue
Explanation:
Cornflower blue, a shade of azure, is a shade of light blue with relatively little green compared to blue

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Note added at 20 min (2008-06-18 06:09:32 GMT)
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there you'll find the colour palette too
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Valeria Faber
Italy
Local time: 14:47
Grading comment
Thanks for all the suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8cornflower blue
Valeria Faber
4 +1royal blue
Shera Lyn Parpia
4Electric blue
Milena Bosco (X)
3blue verdigris (greenish-blue)
Gad Kohenov


  

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blue verdigris (greenish-blue)


Explanation:
As it appears in Babylon:
verdigris
n. green or greenish-blue incrustation that forms on copper and copper alloys due to oxidization


Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 15:47
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
cornflower blue


Explanation:
Cornflower blue, a shade of azure, is a shade of light blue with relatively little green compared to blue

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Note added at 20 min (2008-06-18 06:09:32 GMT)
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there you'll find the colour palette too


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornflower_blue
Valeria Faber
Italy
Local time: 14:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks for all the suggestions.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
4 mins
  -> Thanks Shera!
agree  Emma Drew
17 mins
  -> thanks Emma
agree  carly kelly
21 mins
  -> thanks Carly
agree  James (Jim) Davis
1 hr
  -> thanks Jim
agree  Amphyon
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  ELISA GIUSTI
2 hrs
  -> grazie Elisa
agree  Rachel Fell: http://www.stylehive.com/bookmark/-Pasion-For-Fashion--Erva-...
2 hrs
  -> grazie Rachel
agree  Rossella Mainardis
16 hrs
  -> grazie Rossella
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
royal blue


Explanation:
Cornflower blue is fine, but this is another common way to say it.
see here
http://www.realtshirt.com/catalogo/polo.pdf

where code no. 51 stands for both bluette (in the italian styles) and for royal blue (in the american ones).

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 14:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 791

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Eike Seemann DipTrans: 'traditional' royal blue is darker than cornflower blue, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_blue
17 mins
  -> unless you have a colour chart, you can't be sure what colour they mean.
agree  Catherine Howard
5 days
  -> grazie:)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Electric blue


Explanation:
Here is a color palette for fabric. In Italian what they mean with bluette is close to the electric blue: (try a search on google images)
http://www.seattlefabrics.com/PT_WindPro_Colors.html
Have a nice day.


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Note added at 1 ora (2008-06-18 06:59:10 GMT)
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I also found "bright blue" as an alternative option.

Milena Bosco (X)
Italy
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 12
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