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les tons roussis

English translation: russet tones/hues / shades


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French term or phrase:les tons roussis
English translation:russet tones/hues / shades
Entered by: ormiston
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09:35 Jan 5, 2012
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Clothes catalogue
French term or phrase: les tons roussis
Recherche traduction anglaise de l'expression ci-dessus, pour un catalogue de vêtements.

'une palette centrée sur les tons roussis qui ....'
RocMer
Local time: 02:41
russet tones/hues / shades
Explanation:
conjures up similar colours to me
Selected response from:

ormiston
Local time: 02:41
Grading comment
J'ai utilisé le terme 'russet tones/russet colours' - thanks
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8russet tones/hues / shades
ormiston
3 +1rusty shades
JaneD
3 +1reddish hues
Daniel Frisano Paulon
3russet colours
Mark Nathan
Summary of reference entries provided
That palette
kashew

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reddish hues


Explanation:
one way to say it

Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aisha Maniar
14 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rusty shades


Explanation:
Another way to say it.

You could also use "autumnal shades", although not if the catalogue is for the autumn collection (because you'll then be using the word "autumn" too often unless it's for the US market).

JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 02:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aisha Maniar
8 mins
  -> Thanks Aisha

neutral  ormiston: there is not much out there with 'rusty' other than 'rusty something' eyeshadows
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
russet tones/hues / shades


Explanation:
conjures up similar colours to me

ormiston
Local time: 02:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
J'ai utilisé le terme 'russet tones/russet colours' - thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  polyglot45: yes
1 hr

agree  Jennifer White
1 hr

agree  SJLD
2 hrs

agree  Gilla Evans
3 hrs

agree  gallagy2
3 hrs

agree  emiledgar
4 hrs

agree  Verginia Ophof
8 hrs

agree  Catherine Gilsenan
1 day2 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
russet colours


Explanation:
a range of russet colours.

RC gives roussir as "to turn/go brown or russet"

Mark Nathan
Local time: 02:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: That palette

Reference information:
http://www.google.fr/imgres?q=palette centrée sur les tons r...

kashew
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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Changes made by editors
Jan 11 - Changes made by ormiston:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jan 5 - Changes made by philgoddard:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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