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French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Archaeology / ancient art | |||||
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4 +2 | a marbled disk with a lovely, lustrous patina |
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4 | patina |
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marbré d\'une jolie patine à reflets patina Explanation: it's basically the transformation of an object's surface over time so I guess the closest word I can think of is 'patina' which is associated to the look of something that has aged |
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marbré d\'une jolie patine à reflets a marbled disk with a lovely, lustrous patina Explanation: "A marbled disk with an lovely, lustrous patina, which is much more noticeable on one side than the other." (Though I like your "pronounced" as well.) Here "marbled" implies that the patina is not uniform in color, but (yes) variegated --i.e., it varies, slightly, in color, as the surface seems to have aged differently in various parts, for some reason. I think that "lustrous" works o.k. here for a "patine à reflets" --a patina could be somewhat dull or it could retain its reflective luster, probably depending upon the degree of polish still present on the surface of the piece. Clearly, B. was in love with the variety of patinas on the bronzes he was seeing, trying his best to offer imaginative descriptions of them. (One is reminded of the fact that the patina of ancient bronzes was --and remains-- a very important element of their value; steel wool the patina off to a shiny new surface and you could well have rendered the object nearly worthless --as well as introduced the question of authenticity.) What the hell does a "patine bronze florentin sombre" look like? Is it "jolie"? Inquiring minds want to know. |
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