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English translation: wood graining


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Finnish term or phrase:ootraus
English translation:wood graining
Entered by: Setti Mulari
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17:33 Sep 18, 2007
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Finnish term or phrase: ootraus
Elävä ootrauspinta on yhdistetty rauhallisiin yksivärisiin elementteihin.

...ja ootraus on vanhaa käsityötä millä ennen vanhaan köyhät talonpojat maalasivat männystä tehdyt huonekalunsa näyttämään jalopuisilta.
Setti Mulari
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:18
wood graining
Explanation:
Wood graining is a centuries old painting technique used to stimulate the appearance of wood. This dramatic technique can be easily applied to doors, painted furniture or interior trim molding.

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to grain = värjätä t. maalata puun tai marmorin juovikkuuden mukaiseksi (MOT)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-18 18:42:07 GMT)
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Ootraus tulee varmaan latinan sanasta alter = toinen, ranskaksi autre jne.
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Local time: 03:18
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Kiitos Marju... käytin sinun vastaustasi.
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4 +1wood graining
Alfa Trans
4recolouring or renewing the wood furniture lookemhassan


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
recolouring or renewing the wood furniture look


Explanation:
ootraus39 ark. ootraaminen; sen tulos; puunmukailu. Lipaston ootraus.

yks. nom. ootraus

yks. gen. ootrauksen

yks. part. ootrausta

yks. ill. ootraukseen

mon. nom. ootraukset

mon. gen. ootrausten, ootrauksien

mon. part. ootrauksia

mon. ill. ootrauksiin



emhassan
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wood graining


Explanation:
Wood graining is a centuries old painting technique used to stimulate the appearance of wood. This dramatic technique can be easily applied to doors, painted furniture or interior trim molding.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-18 18:40:02 GMT)
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to grain = värjätä t. maalata puun tai marmorin juovikkuuden mukaiseksi (MOT)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-18 18:42:07 GMT)
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Ootraus tulee varmaan latinan sanasta alter = toinen, ranskaksi autre jne.


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