aceitado

English translation: semi-glossy

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Portuguese term or phrase:	aceitado
English translation:	semi-glossy
Entered by:	R. Alex Jenkins

13:54 Sep 30, 2008

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting / product finishing

Portuguese term or phrase: aceitado

Just a little niggle about the use of 'aceitado' here...

As Bobinas e Chapas Laminadas a Frio são utilizadas em móveis metálicos, refrigeradores, tubos, partes externas de veículos e em diversas outras aplicações. Estes produtos proporcionam acabamento superficial semi-mate e aceitado.

"....These products afford a semi-matt and surface finish."

Ideas welcome :)

R. Alex Jenkins KudoZ activity Questions: 148 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 1608 Brazil
Local time: 00:38

semi-glossy

Explanation:
06 Finiture Nitro e Sintetiche Opache - Semiopache - Semilucide 06 - Matt - Semi-matt and Semi-glossy Nitrocellulose Topcoats ... Primer-finish for lathe-turned parts to be applied by Spray. Thinness: with our 90007 ...
web.tiscali.it/marinver/English/06.htm - 9k -

NOVICA - The Art Expert : Jewelry, gemstones, and crystals Satin Finish. A semi-glossy metal finish. Scarab Design. Egyptian style carving in the form of the scarab beetle. The scarab was regarded as sacred by the ...
www.novica.com/art-expert/handmade-jewelry/index.cfm?catego... - 44k

Selected response from:

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 23:38

Grading comment

'Oiled' or 'Oily' implies that the surface is still wet, which wouldn't apply here. 'Glossy' is exactly what I was looking for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

oiled

agajpc (X)

4 +1

semi-glossy

Marlene Curtis

oily

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira

Answers

3 mins confidence:

oily

Explanation:
I think it's oily finish. Aceitado must be a typo (also because you'd say aceito there, which also doesn't make sense). The real word should be azeitado. I could be wrong, though.

Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
Brazil
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

semi-glossy

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 60

Grading comment

'Oiled' or 'Oily' implies that the surface is still wet, which wouldn't apply here. 'Glossy' is exactly what I was looking for.

Notes to answerer

Asker: This is what I was looking for Marlene - Thanks :)

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

oiled

Explanation:
oiled is commonly used to describe a certain finish of metals

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-30 16:07:43 GMT) Post-grading
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When one purchases decorative metal objects from hardware stores with an oiled bronze finish, they are never greasy or tacky. In this instance oiled refers simply to their visual appearance and to the process by which they acquired said appearance. Similarly, brushed nickel does not have raised brushstrokes that can be felt, however they are visible to the naked eye.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-30 16:40:13 GMT) Post-grading
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Obviously I spend too much time looking at drawer pulls in the Pottery Barn catalog.

Example sentence(s):

The drawer pulls come with a delightful oiled bronze finish.

agajpc (X)
United States
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Sorry! I didn't think your answer was wrong, it just didn't coincide with the editor's opinions. Marlene's choice is what we had already chosen and I was simply looking for confirmation of this. Again, one more example of the flawed Kudoz system, in not being able to divide out points between multiple answerers. Best Regards.

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