Shabby chic

Afrikaans translation: ingeleef sjiek

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English term or phrase:	Shabby chic
Afrikaans translation:	ingeleef sjiek
Entered by:	Anita du Plessis

13:04 Feb 13, 2008

English to Afrikaans translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Home decoration

English term or phrase: Shabby chic

This is a decorator's term for a certain style. It involves old furniture made new by a distressed painting technique. We are looking for a nice Afrikaans translation for this style,currently very popular with decorators.

Anita du Plessis KudoZ activity Questions: 11 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 167 South Africa
Local time: 22:24

ingeleef sjiek

Explanation:
Dit het van die koerante af teruggekom, alhoewel daar vir my gese is die Engelse term word tans gebruik.

Selected response from:

Hermien Desaivre
South Africa
Local time: 22:24

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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

informeel elegant

Annabel Rautenbach

2 +2

ingeleef sjiek

Hermien Desaivre

1 +2

oesgepoets

Hermien Desaivre

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peer agreement (net): +1

shabby chic informeel elegant

Explanation:
Dit klink net vir my asof dit die naaste een kan wees?

Annabel Rautenbach
Local time: 22:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Afrikaans

54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

shabby chic oesgepoets

Explanation:
Die woord is opgemaak - ek het van my tydskrifkennisse gevra om dit te sirkuleer
"Oes" = slordig, verslete
"gepoets" = polished
Ek voel die term "informeel geslete" is wel korrek, maar in die binneversieringwereld is dit dalk te formeel of direk vertaal.

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Note added at 59 mins (2008-02-13 14:03:50 GMT)
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'Skuus, ek het bedoel om te verwys na "informeel elegant" daarbo...

Hermien Desaivre
South Africa
Local time: 22:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Afrikaans,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Ek dink dis 'n goeie skepping, maar jou ander woord nl. "ingeleef sjiek" word deur binneversierders verkies.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

shabby chic

ingeleef sjiek

Explanation:
Dit het van die koerante af teruggekom, alhoewel daar vir my gese is die Engelse term word tans gebruik.

Hermien Desaivre
South Africa
Local time: 22:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Afrikaans,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Beste term vir die styl, dankie.

Asker: Dankie, beste woord vir die definisie.

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