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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion | | Spanish term or phrase: transparrosa, tabaco | | These words appear in a list of colours - no context whatsoever. The garments are lingerie items. Tabacco doesn't sound very attractive for ladies' underwear so I was thinking of something like Honey brown, but I have absolutely no idea about "transparrosa". |
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10 mins confidence:   transpar.rosa (color transparente rosa- tabaco) = transparent rose and tabacco color
Explanation:
hablando de colores se usa el teérmino frances tabac, (en griego también lo utilizamos este término para designar el color castaño muy claro)
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Asker: These are two separate colours. I know Tabacco is sometimes used but I don't like the use of it for lingerie items. "Transparrosa" seems to be some sort of natural, skin colour.
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14 hrs confidence: nude, tobacco brown
Explanation:
tobacco brown is a standard colour, and can be quite nice for lingerie :-)
http://barnhouselighting.com/deerfield-finishes.htm
Blanco, tierra, Transparrosa
http://www.cdt-isma.com/Selene Clasico.html
http://www.bravissimo.com/products/lingerie/sensational-sets...
should really be as two questions, as two terms are involved
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Note added at 14 hrs (2011-06-10 22:46:41 GMT)
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If you hover over the colour options on the third link, you see the colour names.
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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-06-10 22:48:56 GMT)
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tobacco brown skirt: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/second-hand-clothes/601656
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Note added at 3 days2 hrs (2011-06-13 10:00:44 GMT)
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Yes, I was only mentioning the fact about 2 terms, as usually a moderator will point it out, as it's one of the "rules", to do with glossaries.
Beige is different from cream, though.
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Note added at 3 days2 hrs (2011-06-13 10:25:16 GMT)
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"natural" is also used as an alternative to "nude"
|  Rachel Fell
Local time: 20:02
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Asker: Rachael, yes perhaps I should have presented them as 2 separate questions but it means taking up more space and lots more entries in my "in tray". Thank you for the clarification of Transparrosa as blanco, tierra. All answers considered, I think I'm going to opt for something like Honey brown for the "Tabaco" colour and perhaps something like Light beige or Cream for the Transparrosa. I have seen these are frequently used for items of lingerie. Many thanks for your prompt response.
Asker: Rachael, Yes I know Cream is not the same as Beige, but I was thinking of presenting my client with these 2 possibilities and, depending on the shade, they could decide which was best. Lots to choose from now. Many thanks for your suggestions.
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