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English term or phrase:
British racing green hut
English answer:
a hut = a cabin; British racing green = colour
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British racing green hut
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The parade also has one of those quaint old-fashioned cab ranks complete with a British racing green hut and a queue of shiny idle cabs parked outside, and I can't begin to imagine what might go on inside.
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| 4 +11 | a hut = a cabin; British racing green = colour |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 +2 | See explanation below... |
Tony M
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| 4 | ïðîñòî íàçâàíèå îòòåíêà... |
Mikhail Kriviniouk
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a hut = a cabin; British racing green = colour
A dark green that used to be the livery of racing cars in the UK
British Racing Green is the official international racecar color of Britain.
British Racing Green
The tradition dates from 1929, when William Grover-Williams, driving for Britain, won the very first Monaco Grand Prix in a dark green Bugatti. This colour became known as British Racing Green and was regarded as the "official" colour between 1962 and 1973, when British teams dominated Formula One and won twelve World Championships.
Officially Deep Brunswick Green (British Standard Colour Code #BS 381 C), British Racing Green can range from dark green to nearly black.
With the many successes of the British racing teams through the years, British Racing Green became a popular paint choice for British sports and luxury cars
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British Racing Green is the official international racecar color of Britain.
British Racing Green
The tradition dates from 1929, when William Grover-Williams, driving for Britain, won the very first Monaco Grand Prix in a dark green Bugatti. This colour became known as British Racing Green and was regarded as the "official" colour between 1962 and 1973, when British teams dominated Formula One and won twelve World Championships.
Officially Deep Brunswick Green (British Standard Colour Code #BS 381 C), British Racing Green can range from dark green to nearly black.
With the many successes of the British racing teams through the years, British Racing Green became a popular paint choice for British sports and luxury cars
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Note added at 2005-02-18 14:26:27 (GMT) Post-grading
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Mikhail Kriviniouk
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Elizabeth Rudin
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Ian Burley (X)
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Java Cafe
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Armorel Young
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
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Tony M
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Aisha Maniar
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Mathew Robinson
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
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See explanation below...
A hut is a lightweight, often wooden building --- a certain image is conjured up, as the author says, of a type frequently found as a kind of drivers' mess-room near major taxi ranks.
'British racing green' is a colour, a sort of rich, dark green, originally popular for racing cars, and at one time used all over the place --- including for these huts
The image conjured up here is very, very typical.
'British racing green' is a colour, a sort of rich, dark green, originally popular for racing cars, and at one time used all over the place --- including for these huts
The image conjured up here is very, very typical.
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
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Thanks, Madeleine --- it was beginning to feel lonely down here! :-))
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Paula Vaz-Carreiro
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Mikhail Kriviniouk
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ïðîñòî íàçâàíèå îòòåíêà...
IMHO
"british racing green" - ýòî ïðîñòî íàçâàíèå öâåòà, îòòåíêà çåëåíîãî
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-02-18 08:29:38 GMT)
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a hut is a hut, any dictionary would give you that...
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-02-18 08:37:07 GMT)
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âðåìÿíêà. ñàðàéêà. íàâåñ ñ òðåìÿ ñòåíàìè. è ò.ï.
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-02-18 08:41:48 GMT)
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Sorry. I thought this was an English-Russian question. The asker is Russian... I hope to have helped.
"british racing green" - ýòî ïðîñòî íàçâàíèå öâåòà, îòòåíêà çåëåíîãî
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-02-18 08:29:38 GMT)
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a hut is a hut, any dictionary would give you that...
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-02-18 08:37:07 GMT)
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âðåìÿíêà. ñàðàéêà. íàâåñ ñ òðåìÿ ñòåíàìè. è ò.ï.
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-02-18 08:41:48 GMT)
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Sorry. I thought this was an English-Russian question. The asker is Russian... I hope to have helped.
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