Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

gráfica

English translation:

pattern/veining

Added to glossary by David Russell
Aug 9, 2021 08:42
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term

gráfica

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering floor and wall tiling
From a catalogue of marble floor tiles:
"Mármol originario de los Alpes Italianos y reconocido en todo mundo, el Calacatta es una piedra intemporal utilizada por grandes arquitectos y diseñadores. La gráfica dibuja perfectas vetas grises sobre un blanco de fondo cristalizado"

"La gráfica dibuja perfectas vetas grises sobre un blanco de fondo cristalizado"

"una serie de aspecto compacto con grandes cantos incrustados en gráfica acompañados de un relieve para dar un aspecto pétreo auténtico"

I'm not sure if it's simply referring to the pattern made by the veins in the marble, or repetition in the floor tiles, i.e. its graphic design, or if there's actually a technical term I'm missing

Discussion

Kristina Love Aug 9, 2021:
The veining is natural, even with references to "drawing":
https://www.tinostone.com/types-veins-marble-natural-stone/

For that sentence you could use "pattern" for gráfica or just restructure the sentence in some way.

But the other sentence that contains "gráfica" is something artificially done - "incrustados en gráfica" could be "graphic inlay" - (incrustación in marble is "inlay.") Inlaid patterns in marble are added (not natural). https://www.westelm.com/products/graphic-marble-inlay-side-t...

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pattern/veining

Here's a picture and description of Calacatta marble:
http://www.marmol.com/product/calacatta/
Peer comment(s):

agree Kristina Love : agree for first sentence that contains "gráfica" and suggest maybe "graphic inlay" for the other sentence
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agree neilmac
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agree Manuel Aburto : I did translate techincal documents for a mining company in my country and veining was a common term for localization of metals, then I fully agree with Phil
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Spanish term (edited): la gráfica dibuja

graphic draws/design shows

entiendo gráfica como una licencia o metáfora, algo rebuscada o incluso pretenciosa, que remite a escritura o diseño gráfico, como si el mármol fuera un escrito o un dibujo plasmado en sus vetas y venas. El texto original es sugerente , no debes interpretarlo al pie de la letra
Visual, design when graphic seems out of place
patrón, vetas, veteo, venas... se dice mucho con mármol
pero con gráfica juegan a presentarlo como si lo hubieran trazado,
sin ver imágenes, con ese gris sobre blanco me imagino un lápiz trazando líneas en el mármol
un intento más libre
The marbel design shows perfect grey veins writen on a white crystallised background
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