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valor

English translation: value/brightness/intensity

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Spanish term or phrase:valor
English translation:value/brightness/intensity
Entered by: philgoddard

15:46 Jan 29, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: valor
This is a text defending abstract art by an Argentine painter from the early 20th century. I think "valor" may mean simply color here:

Esto es, no basta no representar objetos fácilmente reconocibles; lo que es necesario abolir del cuadro es la ley por la cual dos tintas o dos valores determinan la representación de un espacio.

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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 06:04
value/brightness/intensity
Explanation:
I would go for brightness or intensity, as "value" is potentially ambiguous.

"El modelo HSV (del inglés Hue, Saturation, Value – Matiz, Saturación, Valor), también llamado HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness – Matiz, Saturación, Brillo), define un modelo de color en términos de sus componentes."

"HSV stands for hue, saturation, and value, and is also often called HSB (B for brightness)."
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philgoddard
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1value/brightness/intensity
philgoddard
4 +1tone
Eliza Ariadni Kalfa
4color (colour)
Zoraida Pelegrina (X)
3shades
fruproz
2element
George Rabel


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
element


Explanation:
Without knowing for sure the intended meaning of "valor" as used here, I would take the safe road and use the most ambiguous term possible.

George Rabel
Local time: 05:04
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 44
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shades


Explanation:
Entendiendo valor como tono o matiz


    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish/...
fruproz
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
color (colour)


Explanation:
I also think this makes reference to the color of the painting.


    Reference: http://es.scribd.com/doc/42960060/Que-es-el-valor-en-las-art...
Zoraida Pelegrina (X)
Spain
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: Spanish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
value/brightness/intensity


Explanation:
I would go for brightness or intensity, as "value" is potentially ambiguous.

"El modelo HSV (del inglés Hue, Saturation, Value – Matiz, Saturación, Valor), también llamado HSB (Hue, Saturation, Brightness – Matiz, Saturación, Brillo), define un modelo de color en términos de sus componentes."

"HSV stands for hue, saturation, and value, and is also often called HSB (B for brightness)."


    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modelo_de_color_HSV
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSL_and_HSV
philgoddard
United States
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 112
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clara Nino
4 hrs
neutral  Eliza Ariadni Kalfa: Just a question: how would you phrase that in this context though, as it's talking about "two xxx"? You can't say two brighnesses or two intensities - which is why I think "two tones" or "tonalities" works here.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tone


Explanation:
I think this works here.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valor_(arte) - just click on the English version of the wiki page

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Note added at 14 mins (2013-01-29 16:01:03 GMT)
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P.S. I got to that page through here: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valor


    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valor_%28arte%29
Eliza Ariadni Kalfa
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TrueBaller
22 mins
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