Nov 11, 2014 21:16
9 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
porte la couleur
French to English
Other
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
From a marketing document about the materials used in a brand's line of winter coats
Wax memory : Matière souple, et riche au toucher peau de pêche qui porte la couleur et qui a de la main.
So far, I've written "contributes colour"
Wax memory : Matière souple, et riche au toucher peau de pêche qui porte la couleur et qui a de la main.
So far, I've written "contributes colour"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | breathes colour |
Jennifer Levey
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| 3 | enhances colour/ shows off colour |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
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Proposed translations
+2
52 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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39
Selected
breathes colour
Hmmm... 'marketing speak'... switch to 'metaphor mode'!
How about "(This fabric) breathes colour ..."
I'm sure it's intended to be somewhat more 'expansive' that just 'contribuing colour'.
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Note added at 53 mins (2014-11-11 22:10:27 GMT)
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Ups! - contribuTing with a "T"
How about "(This fabric) breathes colour ..."
I'm sure it's intended to be somewhat more 'expansive' that just 'contribuing colour'.
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Note added at 53 mins (2014-11-11 22:10:27 GMT)
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Ups! - contribuTing with a "T"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
SilvijaG
5 hrs
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| agree |
La Classe
6 hrs
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| neutral |
Jennifer White
: Sorry, cannot agree here. doesn't really make sense. Have never seen this even in a marketing text.
20 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
7 hrs
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
Israel
Israel
Native in English
Israel
Quality, Reliability, Experience.
Native in: English , Romanian
Works in: French to English, Hebrew to English, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
enhances colour/ shows off colour
or "exudes colour" in marcom-type style
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-11-12 05:22:01 GMT)
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or simply "colour-friendly"
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Note added at 8 hrs (2014-11-12 05:22:01 GMT)
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or simply "colour-friendly"
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