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comme "passées au soleil"

English translation: sun-bleached (faded)

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French term or phrase:comme "passées au soleil" (tissus)
English translation:sun-bleached (faded)
Entered by: RHELLER

17:39 Mar 29, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Other
French term or phrase: comme "passées au soleil"
context vintage-style fabrics...
Résultat : des toiles aux coloris adoucis comme « passées au soleil ». Grâce à cette nouvelle technique, les rouges deviennent tendres, les verts prennent des tonalités grisées, du plus bel effet.

...resulting in soft-coloured 'sun-bleached' effect fabrics. ?
Polly McDonnell
France
Local time: 02:39
sun-bleached or faded
Explanation:
no need for the word effect

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-03-29 17:41:17 GMT)
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another term which used less often is
weathered
Selected response from:

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 18:39
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11sun-bleached or faded
RHELLER
4 +4sunwashed
LHMP


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
comme "passées au soleil"
sun-bleached or faded


Explanation:
no need for the word effect

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Note added at 2 mins (2004-03-29 17:41:17 GMT)
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another term which used less often is
weathered

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 18:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  truptee: faded..
2 mins
  -> thank you!
agree  Pierre POUSSIN: Yeap!
3 mins
  -> merci !
agree  Claire Chapman
5 mins
  -> merci Claire :-)
agree  Hacene
14 mins
  -> merci bien!
agree  sarahl (X): faded may be a wee bit on the negative side...
55 mins
  -> actually, people pay more for faded jeans!
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): yes either one
3 hrs
  -> thanks Jane!
agree  sktrans
10 hrs
agree  emm
15 hrs
agree  David Hollywood: sun-bleached :)
22 hrs
agree  perke
1 day 2 hrs
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 day 15 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
comme
sunwashed


Explanation:
another option.......

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-03-29 17:52:16 GMT)
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that\'s what we call it when dealing with clients, it has a softer sound than sun-bleached or faded...

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-03-29 17:54:04 GMT)
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that\'s what we call it when dealing with clients, it has a softer sound than sun-bleached or faded...

LHMP
Local time: 02:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: lots of Googles for sunwashed fabrics as trade term
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): yes also
3 hrs
  -> thanx
agree  sktrans
10 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  perke
1 day 2 hrs
  -> thanks!!!
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