02:05 Dec 12, 2011 |
English to French translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Colour names | |||||
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4 | petits bouquets des fleurs |
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3 | (petits) bouquets de fleurs |
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posies (petits) bouquets de fleurs Explanation: I think this might work as it conjures up a miscellany of colours in the mind's eye -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2011-12-12 02:23:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the reader will surely imagine an array of colours and that's what is meant here IMO -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2011-12-12 02:26:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm not sure if it's possible to portray a single colour here but sometimes there are colours composed of various hues ... let's see what others have to say ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2011-12-12 02:32:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "pot(s)-pouri(s) de fleurs" as an alternative (both suggestions figurative of course) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2011-12-12 02:32:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- should read "pourris" of course ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2011-12-12 02:35:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or how about: mélange de fleurs |
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posies petits bouquets des fleurs Explanation: c'est une couleur mauve-rose. |
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