linen grounds

Spanish translation: bases de lino

13:20 Feb 20, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Art Prints
English term or phrase: linen grounds
La frase completa es: "... is available on two natural linen grounds – natural and ecru linens."

Entiendo que se puede tratar de dos colores del lino: natural y crudo, pero me gustaría que alguien lo confirmara o que me corrigiera.

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Elena Robles Sanjuan
Local time: 08:07
Spanish translation:bases de lino
Explanation:
Creo que no son dos colores sino dos formas o tipos de lino,uno natural y otro ecru que del francés écru significa sin blanquear,crudo;pero ambos del mismo color ligeramente grisáceo.

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Note added at 25 mins (2008-02-20 13:46:12 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecru
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Vladimir Martinez
Spain
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4géneros de lino
Ricardo Posada Ortiz
4bases de lino
Vladimir Martinez


  

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géneros de lino


Explanation:
dos géneros de lino natural- lino natural y crudo

Ricardo Posada Ortiz
United States
Local time: 02:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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bases de lino


Explanation:
Creo que no son dos colores sino dos formas o tipos de lino,uno natural y otro ecru que del francés écru significa sin blanquear,crudo;pero ambos del mismo color ligeramente grisáceo.

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Note added at 25 mins (2008-02-20 13:46:12 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecru

Vladimir Martinez
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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