accent shade

Italian translation: nota (cromatica) preponderante

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English term or phrase:accent shade
Italian translation:nota (cromatica) preponderante
Entered by: cynthiatesser

14:58 Sep 22, 2010
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Other / general
English term or phrase: accent shade
Do you know, when Colin and I were designing this bathroom we had two options. One of them was to go really easy and to use red as an accent shade and the other was to go completely over the top in a moment of high hedonism Moulin rouge styling and go redtastic. We are on red alert. Red mosaic, red roses, red towels and the final finishing flourish the most spectacular ? sexy red shower curtain.”
Camillaeo
Local time: 08:35
nota (cromatica) preponderante
Explanation:
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volevo dire tonalità, non nota, scusa


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anche se nota non è male

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entrambe direi sono ok

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Note added at 4 days (2010-09-27 10:13:35 GMT) Post-grading
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Grazie 1000!
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cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 08:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1nota (cromatica) preponderante
cynthiatesser
4sfumatura
Monica Zenari
3 +1colore d'accento / accento cromatico
AdamiAkaPataflo


  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sfumatura


Explanation:
significato che mi pare più appropriato

Monica Zenari
Italy
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
colore d'accento / accento cromatico


Explanation:
altra proposta.

Interni - Shelbox - case mobili e prefabbricati - produzione e vendita
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... nordici in cui il design è predominante. I toni sono neutri, con un unico accento cromatico che si stacca dal contesto e caratterizza tutte le stanze. ...
www.shelbox.it/pages/cm/gold_interni.html - Im Cache

Ohmydesign - gennaio 2009
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... divenuto un trend radicato, il viola si può usare come colore d'accento, mischiato a più rosso o color prugna, o da sfondo, in una tonalità ingrigita. ...
pinkk.style.it/archive.php?y=2009&m=01 - Im Cache

AdamiAkaPataflo
Germany
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 294

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  P.L.F. Persio: love it!!!
656 days
  -> che bella sorpresa, bignolina d'alta pasticceria! :-)))
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nota (cromatica) preponderante


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2010-09-22 15:01:10 GMT)
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volevo dire tonalità, non nota, scusa


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Note added at 3 mins (2010-09-22 15:01:33 GMT)
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anche se nota non è male

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-09-22 15:02:02 GMT)
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entrambe direi sono ok

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Note added at 4 days (2010-09-27 10:13:35 GMT) Post-grading
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Grazie 1000!

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 08:35
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 78

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AdamiAkaPataflo: sì, o "nota cromatica" o "tonalità"
19 hrs
  -> Grazie!
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