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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 PlessisKudoZ activityQuestions: 8 (none open) ( 2 without valid answers) Answers: 144
South Africa
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| | ingeleef sjiek | Explanation:
Dit het van die koerante af teruggekom, alhoewel daar vir my gese is die Engelse term word tans gebruik. |
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Hermien Desaivre
South Africa
Local time: 09:31
| Grading comment | 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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20 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1
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: 09:31
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Native speaker of:  Afrikaans, English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Ek dink dis 'n goeie skepping, maar jou ander woord nl. "ingeleef sjiek" word deur binneversierders verkies.
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
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