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verde seco

English translation: olive green or jade

12:34 May 30, 2010
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Portuguese term or phrase: verde seco
olive green?
Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:32
English translation:olive green or jade
Explanation:
Look at the google images. The colour is obviously not standard but "olive green" is close. "Withered green" gives everything (almost) except colours on google and doesn't really sound attractive (which) I suppose it should do...
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 02:32
Grading comment
thanks for your help, Douglass - I went with 'muted green' in the end. I managed to find an image of the painting in question and this seemed to fit the context
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4withered green
Claudio Mazotti
4olive green or jade
Douglas Bissell
4olive drab
Marlene Curtis


Discussion entries: 5





  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
withered green


Explanation:
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Claudio Mazotti
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Maciel
15 mins
  -> tks a lot!
agree  Katarina Peters
44 mins
  -> tks a lot!
agree  kashew
4 hrs
  -> tks a lot!
agree  Verginia Ophof
1 day 6 hrs
  -> tks a lot!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
olive green or jade


Explanation:
Look at the google images. The colour is obviously not standard but "olive green" is close. "Withered green" gives everything (almost) except colours on google and doesn't really sound attractive (which) I suppose it should do...

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks for your help, Douglass - I went with 'muted green' in the end. I managed to find an image of the painting in question and this seemed to fit the context
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5



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