jewel-like bevelled mirrors

French translation: miroirs biseautés comme des joyaux

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English term or phrase:jewel-like bevelled mirrors
French translation:miroirs biseautés comme des joyaux
Entered by: Alexa Dubreuil

22:40 Aug 20, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / brochure for a hotel
English term or phrase: jewel-like bevelled mirrors
"On a more intimate scale, the ballroom, with its delicate tracery of classical plasterwork and jewel-like bevelled mirrors, has a timeless beauty that offers the perfect setting for any truly stylish occasion."

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Alexa Dubreuil
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:58
miroirs biseautés comme des joyaux
Explanation:
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Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 14:58
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Merci à tous
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1miroirs biseautés comme des joyaux
Arnold T.
4miroirs facettés...
CynthiaPiaud
3ses mirroirs à la grâce surannée
Sophie Raimondo


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miroirs biseautés comme des joyaux


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 31
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Merci à tous

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ses mirroirs à la grâce surannée


Explanation:
C'est ce à quoi l'anglais me fait penser... Je n'ai pas trouvé de synonyme de "biseauté"... Alors je préfère m'éloigner un peu de l'original pour évoquer quelque chose.

Sophie Raimondo
United States
Local time: 11:58
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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miroirs facettés...


Explanation:
... tels des pierres précieuses/des gemmes

CynthiaPiaud
France
Local time: 19:58
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Native speaker of: French
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