Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
yeso mate - yeso grueso
English translation:
gesso sottile - gesso grosso/fine gesso - coarse gesso
Added to glossary by
Noni Gilbert Riley
Jul 11, 2007 10:42
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Trans-Iberia (X)
yeso mate - yeso grueso
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Painting
"yeso" being "gypsum here, a material used to make paint... the latter apparently is used as a component in paint primer
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | gesso sottile - gesso grosso |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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| 4 | plaster of Paris - thick plaster |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Change log
Jul 13, 2007 09:29: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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9 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
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Works in field
Spain
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Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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80
Selected
gesso sottile - gesso grosso
In this context, I'd perhaps stick with these terms. The web address links to an excellent glossary (change the word at the end of the address) - probably useful for you!
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/Col...
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/Col...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks, i used these and put them in italics"
3 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
84
plaster of Paris - thick plaster
Oxford
yeso m
a (Art, Const) plaster
b (AmL) (Med) plaster
c (Min) gypsum
yeso mate plaster of Paris
Mike :)
yeso m
a (Art, Const) plaster
b (AmL) (Med) plaster
c (Min) gypsum
yeso mate plaster of Paris
Mike :)
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