Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
crus
English translation:
crus refers to colour
Added to glossary by
Nick Taylor
Jan 24, 2011 15:32
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
crus
Portuguese to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Description of holiday villa architecture
os ocre da encosta, os brancos e os crus numa fluidez natural que intencionalmente acentua o “espírito do lugar”.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +7 | crus refers to colour |
Lidia Saragaço
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| 4 +3 | nudes |
Cecilia Rey
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| 5 | ecrus |
kashew
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| 4 | neutral tones |
Juliet Attwater
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| 3 | crude |
Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
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| 3 | raw hues |
T o b i a s
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Proposed translations
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15 mins
Lidia Saragaço
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Specializes in field
Portugal
Accuracy & Reliability of 30+ years
Native in: English , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, French to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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8
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crus refers to colour
In this case I think it is talking about the colour that in Portuguese we say crus ... as in the colour of raw cotton, or linen, that is the shade that we normally refer to as crus. This reference of the kimonos gives you the shade of crus.
here it is: http://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-155595497-kimonos-nas...
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I think ECRU best describes CRUS: see definition in wikipedia (it is quite good) describes the shade greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown. It is often used to describe such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'.
here it is: http://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-155595497-kimonos-nas...
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I think ECRU best describes CRUS: see definition in wikipedia (it is quite good) describes the shade greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown. It is often used to describe such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'.
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):
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Adriana Maciel
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Obrigada
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Thais Castanheira
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Silvia Aquino
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Obrigada
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kashew
: Definitely for architectural context.
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Verginia Ophof
: as in raw white
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T o b i a s
: ecrus works best. I'd go with this.
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Obrigada
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Evans (X)
: yes, to ecrus
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone"
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Fernando Okabe Biazibeti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Professional, reliable and dedicated!
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
crude
Babylon Portuguese-English-Portuguese
cru:
raw: (cru, não cozido; sem experiência;)
crude: (cru, bruto; não processado; rude, grosso)
cru:
raw: (cru, não cozido; sem experiência;)
crude: (cru, bruto; não processado; rude, grosso)
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1 min
Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Argentina
Works in field
Argentina
Excelencia en la lengua española
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 2 more.
nudes
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I undertand it's refering to tone shades in beige
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"cores em cru"
olsa Mickey K9B105 Fantasy VERMELHO OU ROSA - R$ 119.99 em ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
28 mar. 2010 ... Coleção Fantasy R$ 119,99 + FRETE ( abaixo tabela ) opção de cores em CRU COM DETALHES EM VERMELHO OU CRU COM EM COM ROSA ...
produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-134748938-bolsa-mickey-k9b105-fantasy-vermelho-ou-rosa-_JM - Similares
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Heloisa Marra - Café look de Reinaldo Lourenço - [ Traducir esta página ]
19 jun. 2009... que desfilaram ora acinturados curtinhos ora tricolores misturando texturas e cores em cru, vermelho e preto ou café. Veja os looks: ...
www.heloisamarra.com/index.php?option=com... - En caché
mickey - [ Traducir esta página ]
... com originalidade, nunca saem da moda Bolsa Mickey K9B105 Coleção Fantasy R$ 119,99 + FRETE ( abaixo tabela ) opção de cores em CRU COM DETALHES EM V.. ...
atajos.abatata.com.br/mickey/p3
1395671 - Ofertas en Abatata - [ Traducir esta página ]
... com originalidade, nunca saem da moda Bolsa Mickey K9B105 Coleção Fantasy R$ 119,99 + FRETE ( abaixo tabela ) opção de cores em CRU COM DETALHES EM V.. ...
brasil.abatata.com.br/lista_historicas/1395671 - En caché
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or "nude tones" or "nude colors"
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Note added at 5 mins (2011-01-24 15:38:10 GMT)
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I undertand it's refering to tone shades in beige
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Note added at 8 mins (2011-01-24 15:40:33 GMT)
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"cores em cru"
olsa Mickey K9B105 Fantasy VERMELHO OU ROSA - R$ 119.99 em ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
28 mar. 2010 ... Coleção Fantasy R$ 119,99 + FRETE ( abaixo tabela ) opção de cores em CRU COM DETALHES EM VERMELHO OU CRU COM EM COM ROSA ...
produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-134748938-bolsa-mickey-k9b105-fantasy-vermelho-ou-rosa-_JM - Similares
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Heloisa Marra - Café look de Reinaldo Lourenço - [ Traducir esta página ]
19 jun. 2009... que desfilaram ora acinturados curtinhos ora tricolores misturando texturas e cores em cru, vermelho e preto ou café. Veja os looks: ...
www.heloisamarra.com/index.php?option=com... - En caché
mickey - [ Traducir esta página ]
... com originalidade, nunca saem da moda Bolsa Mickey K9B105 Coleção Fantasy R$ 119,99 + FRETE ( abaixo tabela ) opção de cores em CRU COM DETALHES EM V.. ...
atajos.abatata.com.br/mickey/p3
1395671 - Ofertas en Abatata - [ Traducir esta página ]
... com originalidade, nunca saem da moda Bolsa Mickey K9B105 Coleção Fantasy R$ 119,99 + FRETE ( abaixo tabela ) opção de cores em CRU COM DETALHES EM V.. ...
brasil.abatata.com.br/lista_historicas/1395671 - En caché
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or "nude tones" or "nude colors"
Note from asker:
| thanks |
| thanks |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marian Vieyra
8 mins
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| agree |
Nicole L. R.
: eu também traduziria assim.
16 mins
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Catarina Aleixo
: that's exactly how you say it in English
17 mins
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Thais Castanheira
: my only concern is that nude may not sound so good in the context
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To avoid this, "nude colors" would be better
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ecrus
Wiki -
Originally in the 19th century and up to at least 1930, the color ecru meant exactly the same color as beige (i.e. the pale cream color shown above as beige),[4] and the word is often used to refer to such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'.
Since at least the 1950s, however, the color ecru has been regarded as a different color from beige, presumably in order to allow interior designers a wider palette of colors to choose from.
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Off-whiteish!
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VxVSKLs...
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Please give the points to Lidia Saragaço!
This answer was hidden at the end of her explanation.
Originally in the 19th century and up to at least 1930, the color ecru meant exactly the same color as beige (i.e. the pale cream color shown above as beige),[4] and the word is often used to refer to such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'.
Since at least the 1950s, however, the color ecru has been regarded as a different color from beige, presumably in order to allow interior designers a wider palette of colors to choose from.
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Off-whiteish!
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VxVSKLs...
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Please give the points to Lidia Saragaço!
This answer was hidden at the end of her explanation.
Note from asker:
| OK I will thanks for the explanation it helped a lot |
58 mins
raw hues
"Breathtaking simplicity in raw hues"
http://galleries.absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/galleries/show?wha...
"he got me a beautiful dark wood easel, so i can set up a studio in our newly finished basement. i had painted large abstract pieces quite often in college and have only done about 3 pieces in the last 10 years so i am very excited by this gift. i loved the feeling of laying out all the colored paint, all the intensity of the raw hues, the roughness of the stretched canvas, smearing gesso across it like warm butter across a giant piece of zucchini bread. i am interested to see what inspires me, to see what comes out when i put the brush to the canvas, to see who i am, how i’ve changed, what i can be a part of when i am not trying to have a baby."
https://hardboiledmartini.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/simple-pl...
"I think you're going to see denim that is less destroyed and distressed. It will be much cleaner-looking denim, often in darkish or raw hues. We'll also be introducing a bit of sheen finish so that the denims look a bit more dressy," he says.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/fashion/do-more-with-denim/200...
http://galleries.absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/galleries/show?wha...
"he got me a beautiful dark wood easel, so i can set up a studio in our newly finished basement. i had painted large abstract pieces quite often in college and have only done about 3 pieces in the last 10 years so i am very excited by this gift. i loved the feeling of laying out all the colored paint, all the intensity of the raw hues, the roughness of the stretched canvas, smearing gesso across it like warm butter across a giant piece of zucchini bread. i am interested to see what inspires me, to see what comes out when i put the brush to the canvas, to see who i am, how i’ve changed, what i can be a part of when i am not trying to have a baby."
https://hardboiledmartini.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/simple-pl...
"I think you're going to see denim that is less destroyed and distressed. It will be much cleaner-looking denim, often in darkish or raw hues. We'll also be introducing a bit of sheen finish so that the denims look a bit more dressy," he says.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/fashion/do-more-with-denim/200...
Note from asker:
| thanks |
2 days 2 hrs
Juliet Attwater
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Prompt professional perfectionist.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Portuguese to English
neutral tones
another suggestion for colours that are not jarring...thus lending the space an air of peace...
Discussion
http://www.thirdage.com/love-romance/create-a-romantic-bedro...
We walked on "burnt orange" shag carpets and everything was in varying shades of boring ecrus and lackluster browns.
http://painterforum.com/art31.html