Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
setting a mid-century modern tone
Portuguese translation:
definindo um estilo moderno dos anos cinquenta
English term
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
setting a mid-century modern tone
... We made our first major purchase. As luck would have it, a design studio in Georgetown had imported a few pieces of furniture by the Brazilian architect Percival Lafer. We bought a rosewood and cognac leather sofa and two matching armchairs,***setting a mid-century modern tone*** that was to be our theme going forward, later to be combined with a few carefully chosen antiques.
Jun 16, 2019 06:14: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Created KOG entry
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Portugal
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida 
30+ years translating EU documents
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
definindo um estilo moderno dos anos cinquenta
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Mariana Gutierrez
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Clauwolf
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Obrigada, Claudio!
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Maria da Glória Teixeira
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Obrigada, Maria da Glória!
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Leonor Machado
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Onrigada, Leonor!
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
criando um tom moderno, de meados do século
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Oliver Simões
: Penso que "tom" é o termo correto. Parece ser em referências às cores ("cognac" e "rosewood"). Veja https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosewood Veja tbm item 10: http://www.aulete.com.br/tom
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Brazil
Always in search of the best solution!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese, and 2 more.
estabelecendo / criando uma elegância contemporânea de meados do século
https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-ingles/busca/ingles-por...
modern
mod.ern
adj
1 moderno, recente, atual: she was convinced she was a modern-day Cleopatra / ela estava convencida de que era uma Cleópatra dos dias de hoje.
2 progressista.
3 contemporâneo.
https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-ingles/busca/ingles-por...
tone
n
distinção, elegância.
Brazil
Marketing/Business/HR/L10N
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, English
Criando um tom modernista da metade do século
http://www.varietes.com.br/2017/11/estilo-mid-century-modern...
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