hirschgrün
English translation: My surrounds are blue and forest green
| 15:33 Nov 22, 2000 |
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| na | purple metalic |
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| na | NOT purple metallic |
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| na | My surrounds are blue and forest green |
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| na | hunter's green |
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purple metalic Explanation: Der Begriff hirschgruen scheint von Hirschgras zu kommen. Hirschgras=purple metalic grass (melica caerulea) Thus, I would coin a term using part of the Hirschgras translation, i.e. my surroundings are blue and purple metalic . . . or metalic purple. When you search google under this color description, you'll find lots. Muret-Sanders |
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NOT purple metallic Explanation: Hirschgras is purple melic grass, not purple metallic grass (an unfortunate typographical error in the previous answer). In view of the Latin name Melica caerulea, the common name of purple melic grass does make a little more sense, too, than would purple metallic. Unfortunately, I don't have a better suggestion to offer; searches on hirschgrün or Hirschgras came up empty, and even a search on the botanical name in German websites was not very productive. The only suggestion I can offer is to be somewhat vague in your translation of "hirschgrün" and use a phrase like "various hues of green" or "many hues of green" - at least you're not altering the meaning. And who knows, maybe someone else has encountered this rather strange word... Hope this will be of some help... |
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My surrounds are blue and forest green Explanation: Hirschgrün usualy relates to a deep, dark green that the German hunters wear. So, the person who writes this is enjoying nature and describing the blue sky and the dark green colour of the forest. |
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hunter's green Explanation: ditto on the "forest green". American sporting clothes catalogs call this colour "hunter's green", so take your pick. German-English bi-lingual speaker |
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