Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
naturmeliert
English translation:
chalk marl/natural grey marl
Added to glossary by
Jan Rausch
Nov 3, 2011 14:35
12 yrs ago
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naturmeliert
German to English
Marketing
Furniture / Household Appliances
felt colour
Hello!
I'm looking for a good translation for the colour of a felt described as 'naturmeliert' in German. It's for modern furniture that comes with a choice of felt colours.
You can see the actual felt type here: http://www.echtstahl.de/farbe-material/# (bottom row, third from right).
Danke!
I'm looking for a good translation for the colour of a felt described as 'naturmeliert' in German. It's for modern furniture that comes with a choice of felt colours.
You can see the actual felt type here: http://www.echtstahl.de/farbe-material/# (bottom row, third from right).
Danke!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | chalk marl |
Trude Stegmann
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| 4 +2 | light grey/gray |
philgoddard
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| 3 +1 | natural mottled grey (US: gray) / nat. pepper-and-salt |
Stephen Reader
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References
| some background |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Change log
Nov 4, 2011 09:07: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting" to "Furniture / Household Appliances"
Proposed translations
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chalk marl
"marl" bedeutet eigentlich "Mergel", wird aber auch für Garne benutzt, die aus zwei (oder mehr) verschiedenfarbigen Fasersorten hergestellt werden. Dementsprechend melierte Stoffe heißen dann ebenfalls "marl", mit dem Grund-Farbton als Zusatz, z.B "grey marl".
(Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th ed. 2002, Vol.1 A-M, p.1704)
"chalk marl", "Kreidemergel", bietet sich an, weil a) der Weißton auf dem Foto ähnlich aussieht b) die Stein-Assoziation erhalten bleibt.
(Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th ed. 2002, Vol.1 A-M, p.1704)
"chalk marl", "Kreidemergel", bietet sich an, weil a) der Weißton auf dem Foto ähnlich aussieht b) die Stein-Assoziation erhalten bleibt.
Peer comment(s):
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Helen Shiner
: I agree with 'marl' but chalk is generally a much colder colour than this. Natural grey marl or natural light grey marl, since there is a darker tone.
3 hrs
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Thank you, Helen! No objections. I'll leave sorting out the basic colour to Jan...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Big thank you to Trude and Helen."
+2
39 mins
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light grey/gray
It literally means 'naturally flecked", and you could call it that I suppose. It looks like this might be the undyed version.
However, on my monitor, the one to the right (which is called Hellgrau) looks like a darker version of the one you're asking about. So I suggest calling the one on the left Light Gray, and the one on the right Dark Gray.
However, on my monitor, the one to the right (which is called Hellgrau) looks like a darker version of the one you're asking about. So I suggest calling the one on the left Light Gray, and the one on the right Dark Gray.
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Reader
: Ah - yes, yes. Hadn't seen your entry before I posted. Flecking, I was drawn to that, too. Regards!
6 mins
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| agree |
BethanyHH
: I agree - in this case (after looking at the other colors) the simple light and dark (for the patch to the right of it) gray would suffice!
25 mins
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+1
43 mins
natural mottled grey (US: gray) / nat. pepper-and-salt
This is presuming a general vocab.; the felt industry may have something else in store, but the context doesn't look that specific. You may get more cogent suggestions from textile-design experts out there.
Peer comment(s):
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Vere Barzilai
: grey or white (acc. pic.) but I would go with Mr. Reader
22 hrs
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Thanks, Vere
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Reference comments
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Discussion
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I quite like the marl idea though.