English translation: not hues or shades, but one single (or solid) colour
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10:11 May 18, 2011
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / glass sculpture
French term or phrase:ni teinte, ni nuance,
Context: ... fermer les yeux devant toutes les couleurs que je vois ?
N'apercevoir ***ni teinte, ni nuance, ***mais une seule couleur.
Explanation: Although 'teinte' is supposed to indicate one of the colours of the spectrum, I believe here it is used in teh way above. 'Nuance' refers clearly to 'shade' (prime colour + black). 'Teinte' should then refer to 'tint' (prime colour + white)
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shade, tint, variation of a color; overtone, nuance. Spanish-English Online Dictionary. nuance. Get Babylon's Translation Software Download ...
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Colors of the same lightness and saturation are of the same nuance. Colors of the same hue and saturation, but of different lightness, are said to be tints ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tints_and_shades - Cached - Similar
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peer agreement (net): +1
