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English translation: volcanic charcoal


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Spanish term or phrase:picón
English translation:volcanic charcoal
Entered by: Joan Chastain
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23:59 Apr 15, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel / turismo
Spanish term or phrase: picón
Por medio de sus técnicas (desde la tinta china con pan de oro sobre cartón hasta los acrílicos con picón sobre lienzo), el artista captura el fuego de colores de los volcanes y las playas coloridas de toda la isla volcánica de Lanzarote.
Joan Chastain
Volcanic charcoal
Explanation:
Hi again, this is what the DRAE says:
"PICÓN: m. Canarias. Restos volcánicos que retienen la humedad". Also "picón volcánico", plenty of it there. So, I suspect this may be a type of "carboncillo" (charcoal) made with Canarian volcanic rock... but wait for experts to confirm or rubbish me.
Cheers :-) P
Cheers :-)
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xxxPaul Roige
Spain
Local time: 18:22
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Thanks.
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5small charcoal
Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
3 +1Volcanic charcoalxxxPaul Roige


  

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Volcanic charcoal


Explanation:
Hi again, this is what the DRAE says:
"PICÓN: m. Canarias. Restos volcánicos que retienen la humedad". Also "picón volcánico", plenty of it there. So, I suspect this may be a type of "carboncillo" (charcoal) made with Canarian volcanic rock... but wait for experts to confirm or rubbish me.
Cheers :-) P
Cheers :-)

xxxPaul Roige
Spain
Local time: 18:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks.

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agree  Сергей Лузан
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small charcoal


Explanation:
Básicamente yo creo que es una técnica de dibujo o pintura con carbón.

Teresita Garcia Ruy Sanchez
Mexico
Local time: 09:22
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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