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Tonigkeit

English translation: colour design


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German term or phrase:Tonigkeit
English translation:colour design
Entered by: David Williams
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08:34 Jan 17, 2011
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Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
German term or phrase: Tonigkeit
Context:

"Um eine dunkle Tonigkeit als Kern entsteht ein modisches Bild von kühler Modernität"
"Aktuelle Kolorits entfalten eine harmonische Tonigkeit"

Also: "eine reiche tonige Farbigkeit"

I'm fairly unsure about this. On the one hand, it sounds like it may well be referring to clay/earthy colours, but then again, it could equally simply be tones.

* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See examples above
* Document type: Flyer
* Target audience: Trade fair visitors
* Country and dialect: Germany (no dialect)
David Williams
Local time: 18:45
colour design
Explanation:
"Tonigkeit" basically means "tone on tone", though in this context I think a more general expression would be more fitting.

"Gesetzte Effekte" means that effects are applied; "dosiert gesetzt", that they are pointedly/sparingly applied.
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Stephanie Busch
Germany
Local time: 18:45
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Danke schön!
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4shade
Ramey Rieger
3colour design
Stephanie Busch


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colour design


Explanation:
"Tonigkeit" basically means "tone on tone", though in this context I think a more general expression would be more fitting.

"Gesetzte Effekte" means that effects are applied; "dosiert gesetzt", that they are pointedly/sparingly applied.

Stephanie Busch
Germany
Local time: 18:45
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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Danke schön!
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shade


Explanation:
again?

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-17 10:10:06 GMT)
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I misunderstood the first time. Believe me, it's an exception. Was trying to cover both forms of Tonigkeit - didn't go down very well. Sorry!

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Jan 17, 2011 - Changes made by Ingo Dierkschnieder:
Term askedTonigkeit => Tonigkeit


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