Aug 31, 2011 20:40
12 yrs ago
français term
gris cuillère
français vers anglais
Art / Littérature
Textiles / vêtements / mode
Garment colours
URGENT!
Does anyone please have an idea what to call this colour in EN? Out of the few (relevant) references I've found to it on the 'Net, I can't even seem to find one that describes it, though a few pictures do seem to show it as a sort of pale grey. But the document I'm working on is not in any way associated with those sources.
I thought of it as 'battleship grey', or 'cloud grey', considering that 'steel grey' and 'pewter' are perhaps too dark for this.
I'd be really grateful if anyone has any concrete information on this, or failing that, for suggestions of a suitable name; bear in mind this is simply a general colour description, like 'red' and 'denim blue' as colours that are "in this year" (though not necessarily this particular year, 2011!)
Thanks a lot in advance!
Does anyone please have an idea what to call this colour in EN? Out of the few (relevant) references I've found to it on the 'Net, I can't even seem to find one that describes it, though a few pictures do seem to show it as a sort of pale grey. But the document I'm working on is not in any way associated with those sources.
I thought of it as 'battleship grey', or 'cloud grey', considering that 'steel grey' and 'pewter' are perhaps too dark for this.
I'd be really grateful if anyone has any concrete information on this, or failing that, for suggestions of a suitable name; bear in mind this is simply a general colour description, like 'red' and 'denim blue' as colours that are "in this year" (though not necessarily this particular year, 2011!)
Thanks a lot in advance!
Proposed translations
(anglais)
| 3 +1 | spoon grey |
Claire Nolan
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| 4 +6 | silver grey |
emiledgar
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| 4 +1 | metallic grey |
Sarah Bessioud
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| 3 +1 | iron grey |
Teresa Quinn
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| 3 | soft grey |
kashew
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Proposed translations
+1
1 heure
Claire Nolan
Native in anglais
Meaningful and accurate communications
Native in: anglais
Works in: français vers anglais
Related KudoZ points
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69
Selected
spoon grey
It exists:
http://www.kt-exclusive.de/gallery2/v/tapeten/KT/aviva1/1829...
She can commonly be seen with her best friend, Miley Cyrus at red carpet events and they even share a designer line called M&A, best known for skinny jeans and sweaters of their unique shade of grey which they call "spoon grey."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Stafford_Stein
http://www.kt-exclusive.de/gallery2/v/tapeten/KT/aviva1/1829...
She can commonly be seen with her best friend, Miley Cyrus at red carpet events and they even share a designer line called M&A, best known for skinny jeans and sweaters of their unique shade of grey which they call "spoon grey."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Stafford_Stein
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
kashew
: Gotta be it!??
9 heures
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Rare in French and equally rare in English! Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot, Clain! As you say, equally rare in both languages; but as my document was emphasizing the trendiness of it, I think this was probably the right one to choose; the client seems happy, anyway!"
+6
3 minutes
silver grey
spoons are silverware and silver grey sounds pretty as opposed to battleship or steel.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Emile! Absolutely, I think this is exactly the term I was looking for! |
| Thanks a lot, Emile! In the end, I went for the more exotic (?) 'spoon grey', which seemed appropriate in my context, emphasizing as it did the trendiness of this colour — so we can assume, recently 'invented'! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
piazza d
47 minutes
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Merci.
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| agree |
philgoddard
50 minutes
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Merci.
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| agree |
Martin Cassell
: definitely better than "cutlery grey" ;-)
1 heure
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Merci. Quite!
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| agree |
Mark Nathan
2 heures
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Merci.
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| agree |
Patrice
7 heures
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Merci.
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| agree |
kashew
: Safe bet; but why didn't they use the classic gris argenté?
11 heures
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Merci.
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| disagree |
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
: Pour moi ce silver grey est le gris argenté
12 heures
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| agree |
Lara Barnett
1 jour 2 heures
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Merci.
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+1
15 minutes
Sarah Bessioud
Allemagne
Allemagne
Native in anglais
Allemagne
A way with words
Native in: anglais (Variants: UK, US, British) 
Works in: allemand vers anglais, français vers anglais, anglais
Related KudoZ points
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20
metallic grey
...is what sprang to mind.
For example
http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=...
I'll see if I can find some better examples....
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Note added at 33 mins (2011-08-31 21:14:03 GMT)
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I think you're safe using it alongside metallic threads. It is clear that metallic grey refers to a colour, whilst metallic threads have a fair amount of sparkle in them. You may always be able to add "shade of" in front, or "tone" behind the grey, to make a clear distinction. Failing that, it's back to your battleships I'm afraid.
For example
http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=...
I'll see if I can find some better examples....
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Note added at 33 mins (2011-08-31 21:14:03 GMT)
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I think you're safe using it alongside metallic threads. It is clear that metallic grey refers to a colour, whilst metallic threads have a fair amount of sparkle in them. You may always be able to add "shade of" in front, or "tone" behind the grey, to make a clear distinction. Failing that, it's back to your battleships I'm afraid.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, JdM! That's a great idea, but I think I'd not be able to use it here, because of mentions elsewhere of metallic threads etc. |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: Tony's right - this implies shiny.
40 minutes
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Thanks Phil. I don't believe this necessarily implies shiny, unlike metallic thread, or silver thread for that matter. Sadly, the spoons in my drawers are metal, not silver, and not particularly shiny either ;-)
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| agree |
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
: Je pense que c'est un bon choix - surtout quand on regarde les couleurs des voitures - ça ressemble bien aux cuillères
12 heures
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Merci Isabelle. Bon courage avec vos "pages jaunes" ;-)
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+1
38 minutes
iron grey
another suggestion...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Teresa! Another nice one, I must say I visualize this as somewhat darker... and as Emile says, perhaps less appealing in the fashion trade? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yolanda Broad
: This seems to be the color! http://www.eco-sapiens.com/acheter-131510-Pyjama-court-bebe-...
2 heures
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19 heures
soft grey
And not the brand name.
http://www.google.fr/imgres?q=soft grey&um=1&hl=fr&client=fi...
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Note added at 19 heures (2011-09-01 16:17:27 GMT)
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Google soft grey then go to images to get more examples.
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Note added at 20 heures (2011-09-01 17:23:01 GMT)
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or pale
http://www.google.fr/imgres?q=soft grey&um=1&hl=fr&client=fi...
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Note added at 19 heures (2011-09-01 16:17:27 GMT)
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Google soft grey then go to images to get more examples.
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Note added at 20 heures (2011-09-01 17:23:01 GMT)
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or pale
Note from asker:
| A good solution, J, thanks a lot; I hesitated for a long time between this and 'spoon', but in the end went for the latter, as this was talking about trendy, hence presumably the use of the more 'exotic' word! |
Discussion
Pas facile les couleurs - je viens de le faire en néerlandais et j'avais : yellow page !?!? C'était aussi pour des vêtements. Bon courage - Je compatis à la difficulté !!