tan

Danish translation: gyldenbrunt

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English term or phrase:tan
Danish translation:gyldenbrunt
Entered by: Sven Petersson

22:49 Jan 12, 2006
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: tan
a clothes colour, what would you call that in Danish?
Liset Nyland
Italy
Local time: 20:26
gyldenbrunt; gulbrunt
Explanation:
:o)

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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 20:26
Grading comment
Jeg gik med gyldenbrunt i dette tilfælde. Tak til alle. Det viser bare hvor hægtet jeg er mht. moderne sprogbrug :(
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1tan
lone (X)
4 +1gyldenbrunt; gulbrunt
Sven Petersson
4 +1lysebrun
Mads Grøftehauge


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tan


Explanation:
x


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lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 15:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X): ja, tan bruges også på dansk, ellers siger man lysebrun
2 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gyldenbrunt; gulbrunt


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-01-12 23:17:46 GMT)
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http://danish.nigilist.ru/engelsk-dansk.html

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 20:26
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Jeg gik med gyldenbrunt i dette tilfælde. Tak til alle. Det viser bare hvor hægtet jeg er mht. moderne sprogbrug :(

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mads Grøftehauge: Gyldenbrun: ja (og positivt ord; godt om tøj). Gulbrun: nej (det lyder ikke godt i mine ører...)
15 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lysebrun


Explanation:
Kan i praksis være nuancer fra lysebrun til kastaniebrun.

Jeg er ikke sikker på at 'tan' umiddelbart forstås af "danskeren på gaden".

Mads Grøftehauge
Local time: 20:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rikke Lyksbo: Hvis der ikke også står 'light brown' i teksten, ville jeg umiddelbart bruge lysebrun (f.eks. et par lysebrune bukser).
16 mins
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