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Cafe (color)

Spanish translation: color café

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English term or phrase:Cafe (color)
Spanish translation:color café
Entered by: Maria Andrade

17:00 May 30, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: Cafe (color)
I´m working in a dress catalog and I found cafe and brown as available colors. For me would be the same color, but it seems that it is not, Is cafe darker than brown?
Maria Andrade
Local time: 11:29
color café
Explanation:
Yes, café is a darker color. In Spanish we say "color café", directly, without saying "brown café".

Cheers.
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Eva RUIZ
Spain
Local time: 19:29
Grading comment
gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6color café
Eva RUIZ
4 +1(color) marrón café
Kornelia Berceo-Schneider
3café oscuro
Jaime Oriard


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
cafe (color)
color café


Explanation:
Yes, café is a darker color. In Spanish we say "color café", directly, without saying "brown café".

Cheers.

Eva RUIZ
Spain
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 95
Grading comment
gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sayda Pineda: solo que utilizaría marron para brown y café para "cafe" (marrón, con tilde, perdón)
3 mins
  -> Gracias, Sayda
agree  Mónica Algazi: Sí, "color café"
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Mónica
agree  Yaotl Altan
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Yaotl
agree  JohnMcDove: Sí. Como indica Sayda.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, John
agree  Isabel Zapata
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Isabel
agree  Melania Bodas
1 day 3 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cafe (color)
(color) marrón café


Explanation:
dentro de la gama de los marrones, existen el marrón chocolate, marrón café, marrón rojizo, etc. etc.
También se puede dejar simplemente en "color café"
Suerte!

Kornelia Berceo-Schneider
Argentina
Local time: 14:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Zapata
16 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cafe (color)
café oscuro


Explanation:
Para Méx. pues aquí no usamos "marrón":

RAE
Café.
6. adj. Chile, Ec., Méx. y Ur. marrón (‖ color).

Jaime Oriard
Mexico
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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