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English translation: patinated

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Spanish term or phrase:patinada
English translation:patinated
Entered by: Linda Robins da Silva

12:29 Jan 24, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / ceramics
Spanish term or phrase: patinadas
Todas estas cerámicas, en cualquier caso, han sido realizadas en los hornos del estudio nuevo, una antigua Taulera que Barceló tiene en Vilafranca de Bonany (Mallorca). Estas cerámicas no están barnizadas ni patinadas, teniendo el color de las tejas
Lorna O'Donoghue
Local time: 07:52
patinated
Explanation:
verb - to patinate = give a patina/or coloured sheen to an object
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Linda Robins da Silva
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3 +2patinated
Linda Robins da Silva
4 +1nor have a patina
Laurie Price
4polished/coated/worn
Barbara L Pavlik


  

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patinated


Explanation:
verb - to patinate = give a patina/or coloured sheen to an object


Example sentence(s):
  • A green patinated ceramic deer figure signed by the designer Charles Lemanceau.
  • A Goldscheider patinated ceramic figure modelled as a Bedouin water carrier, on circular base

    Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=patinated+ceramics&...
    Reference: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=patinated+ceramics&...
Linda Robins da Silva
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agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
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agree  José Julián
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nor have a patina


Explanation:
I'd say "neither varnished nor have a patina" since I find the term "patinated" a bit jarring -- but that's my opinion --

Hope it helps --

Laurie Price
Mexico
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Julián: nor do they have a patina / nor are they patinated
38 mins
  ->  thanks Jose
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