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decoración falsa

English translation: faux ornamentation/decoration


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Spanish term or phrase:decoración falsa
English translation:faux ornamentation/decoration
Entered by: Lisa McCarthy
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14:19 Nov 16, 2008
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Archaeology / Convent
Spanish term or phrase: decoración falsa
decoración falsa de gran cromatismo is the context but how can you have a false decoration? Surely something is decorated or it is not? Is there a specific term for this please?
Eileen Brophy
Local time: 03:48
faux ornamentation/decoration
Explanation:
'faux´ meaning it is an imitation of an original style7look etc

Would really need more context to be able to provide a correct translation.
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Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 03:48
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Thanks LisaMac :-0))
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Summary of answers provided
5Fake | cheap ornaments
Gilberto Diaz Castro
3faux ornamentation/decoration
Lisa McCarthy


  

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Fake | cheap ornaments


Explanation:
Indica que los ornamentos utilizados son falsos en el sentido que son copias del original hechos de materiales más económicos. En este caso la apariencia metálica es falsa, implica que es posiblemente plástico pintado para parecer cromado

Gilberto Diaz Castro
United States
Local time: 21:48
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faux ornamentation/decoration


Explanation:
'faux´ meaning it is an imitation of an original style7look etc

Would really need more context to be able to provide a correct translation.

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 03:48
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks LisaMac :-0))
Notes to answerer
Asker: Lisa Mac, all the context I can give you is that it is the staircase in a convent in Madrid.

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Nov 26, 2008 - Changes made by Lisa McCarthy:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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