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accent colour

French translation: une touche de couleur

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English term or phrase:accent colour
French translation:une touche de couleur
Entered by: Sylvie LE BRAS

19:11 Aug 1, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: accent colour
Whilst having a strong heritage, the layout of the XXX branch is surprisingly modern, with fresh white walls and a hint of an ***accent colour***.

un soupçon de couleur réhaussée ??

merci
Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 20:33
une touche de couleur
Explanation:
...avec à peine une touche de couleur

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-08-01 19:21:38 GMT)
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"Ses pétales violacés sont la seule touche de couleur
sur ce mur blanc."
Selected response from:

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 21:33
Grading comment
Merci, Marion ! J'ai choisi "avec à peine..."
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3une touche de couleur
Marion Feildel (X)
4 +2réhaussés / mis en relief / mis en valeur par une touche de couleur
Layla de Chabot
3 +1couleur contrastante/léger accent de couleur/relevés par une touche de couleurs (chaudes/vives)
Johanne Bouthillier
4une touche de couleur contrastée
Stefan Hart de Keating
3un soupçon d'une couleur d'accentuation
Giunia Totaro


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
couleur contrastante/léger accent de couleur/relevés par une touche de couleurs (chaudes/vives)


Explanation:
diverses suggestions

Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Local time: 14:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mimi 254: relevé par une touche de couleur
13 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
une touche de couleur


Explanation:
...avec à peine une touche de couleur

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-08-01 19:21:38 GMT)
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"Ses pétales violacés sont la seule touche de couleur
sur ce mur blanc."

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 21:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Merci, Marion ! J'ai choisi "avec à peine..."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  emiledgar
11 mins
  -> merci et bonsoir
agree  meaulnes (X)
20 mins
  -> merci
agree  kashew
26 mins
  -> merci
neutral  Layla de Chabot: "une touche de" = "hint of", "accent" n'etant pas traduit, qui est le côté "positif" de cet ajout de couleur
2 hrs
  -> à peine = a hint of, une touche de couleur = accent colour. Je pensais avoir bien traduit l'idée mais à chacun ses opinions, chère Layla. BTW, "rehaussé" s'écrit sans accent sur le premier "e".
neutral  mimi 254: I'm not fine with "avec à peine "- rehaussé/relevé par une touche de couleur would better render the whole idea
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
réhaussés / mis en relief / mis en valeur par une touche de couleur


Explanation:
Définition "accent colour" (voir lien) :
A neutral with an accent colour scheme is one where the majority of the scheme (be it room, website, design, whatever) is constructed with neutral colours (e.g. beige, white, brown, grey, black) with small amounts of other colour (e.g. red, lime, blue, whatever!) to add interest or "accent" to the base "neutral" colours.


    Reference: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_neutral_with_an_accent_c...
    Reference: http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/rehaus...
Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 20:33
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
5 hrs
  -> merci Gilles
agree  mimi 254
11 hrs
  -> merci mimi
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
un soupçon d'une couleur d'accentuation


Explanation:
http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DisplayTem...

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone_7

http://www.v2com.biz/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic...

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Note added at 12 heures (2011-08-02 07:39:47 GMT)
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Ou "de couleur d'accentuation".

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Note added at 12 heures (2011-08-02 07:41:31 GMT)
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La seconde est sans doute meilleure.

Giunia Totaro
Local time: 20:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
une touche de couleur contrastée


Explanation:
une couleur contrastée est une couleur qui ressort, qui se détache des autres couleurs


    Reference: http://www.fotothing.com/Icandoit/photo/e726a4cf149c5af01814...
    Reference: http://littlecovedesign.blogspot.com/2011/07/wish-list-24-ac...
Stefan Hart de Keating
Mauritius
Local time: 22:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
1 corroborated select project
in this pair and field What is ProZ.com Project History(SM)?
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