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Mar 15, 2012 09:35
12 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Netherlands
vlak
Not for points
Dutch to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Schilderkunst, videokunst
In de context: Het schilderij/beeld is opgebouwd uit rode en gele vlakken.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | area |
Ghislaine de Thouars
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| 4 +3 | plane |
Kirsten Bodart
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| 3 +1 | rectangular form |
Monique van Brandenburg
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| 3 | part |
Petro Ebersöhn (X)
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References
| squares? |
Harris Couwenberg
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Change log
Mar 15, 2012 09:50: Jan Willem van Dormolen (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Dutch" to "Dutch to English"
Proposed translations
+4
10 mins
area
Van Dale zegt: Kleurvlak: colour(ed) area, area of colour
+1
33 mins
Monique van Brandenburg
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Sworn translator and teacher of Dutch
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Dutch
rectangular form
the painting consists of rectangular forms (or squares) filled with red and yellow
Reference:
+3
1 hr
Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Dutch
&
English
Works in field
United Kingdom
smile, it's us
Native in: Dutch 
, English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch, Flemish to English, and 7 more.
plane
As Piet Mondrian's painting 'Compositie met Kleurvlakken en Grijze Lijnen' is called 'Composition with Colour PLanes and Grey Lines', I think the term is clear.
A vlak is a surface area, but it may be square, rectangular, triangular etc. even round. So you can't give it a shape in its denomination. The word 'area' then does not evoke the right feeling as a 'vlak' should be flat and an 'area' is not always 'flat'.
A vlak is a surface area, but it may be square, rectangular, triangular etc. even round. So you can't give it a shape in its denomination. The word 'area' then does not evoke the right feeling as a 'vlak' should be flat and an 'area' is not always 'flat'.
Note from asker:
| Thank you! I think this comes closest. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Machteld/Johan Schrameijer/Westenburg
: dit is het goede woord in dit verband
5 hrs
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| agree |
Barend van Zadelhoff
: sounds good; Modern painting Warm planes http://www.bimago.co.uk/paintings/abstract-paintings/modern/... / And, yes, I don't see why it should be rectangular, etc.
13 hrs
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| agree |
LouisV (X)
17 hrs
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7 hrs
part
If we could see a picture of the painting it could have helped, I think. 'Part' is like 'area' I have to admit: it does not sound right. But I agree with Kirsten, one cannot give it a shape.
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