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colour-bay design

German translation: Nischen in verschiiedenen Farben


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English term or phrase:colour-bay design
German translation:Nischen in verschiiedenen Farben
Entered by: Nezihe Başer
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18:47 Dec 29, 2011
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Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: colour-bay design
Displayed in an original and impactful colour-bay design, the constantly changing range includes every kind of accessory imaginable.

Der Satz ist aus einem Werbetext einer Ladenkette.

Vielen Dank im Voraus!
Nezihe Başer
Turkey
Local time: 18:41
Nischen in verschiiedenen Farben
Explanation:
I read this as an awful example of English as she is mercilessly tortured by people who think they have a right to do just that, because they are trying to sell something.

In plain English, it should probably read: "In an arresting design of differently coloured bays...", as in the sections of a shop, where different categories of products are stocked.

This form of words, using "bay" as a colour, is certainly no English I've ever heard, and if you enquire, I'm sure you'll find it has nothing whatsoever to do with "bay" as a colour, which in my experience has only ever been used of horses.
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David Moore
Local time: 17:41
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Vielen Dank!
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Nischen in verschiiedenen Farben


Explanation:
I read this as an awful example of English as she is mercilessly tortured by people who think they have a right to do just that, because they are trying to sell something.

In plain English, it should probably read: "In an arresting design of differently coloured bays...", as in the sections of a shop, where different categories of products are stocked.

This form of words, using "bay" as a colour, is certainly no English I've ever heard, and if you enquire, I'm sure you'll find it has nothing whatsoever to do with "bay" as a colour, which in my experience has only ever been used of horses.

David Moore
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell
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agree  BrigitteHilgner: Strongly reminds me of texts which I translate for US-American companies.
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agree  Usch Pilz
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