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Rotton

English translation: shade of red / red clay

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German term or phrase:Rotton
English translation:shade of red / red clay
Entered by: Trudy Peters

17:19 Aug 29, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Botany / gardens
German term or phrase: Rotton
Von dem dadurch entstehenden feuchten Mikroklima profitieren auch alle anderen Pflanzen, vor allem die zahlreichen Kletterer, die an den hohen Mauern im ***lokalen Rotton emporranken***. Besonders spektakulär blüht eine weiße Bougainvillea.

Is this the name of a place, perhaps? I can't find it anywhere. The text is describing a garden in the outskirts of Marrakech in Morocco.

MTIA

Sheila
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 11:58
shade of red
Explanation:
Could it referr to the colour? a special shade of red that is typical for the construction in the region
Rot|ton, der: roter Farbton: kräftige Rottöne.
Duden in zehn Bänden

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Brigit
Grading comment
Thanks to all - how stupid of me - it's rot-Ton! Of course. The lack of sleep is finally getting to me:-( I imagine it could be shade of red or red clay - the latter would also fit this context. Anyway, thank you all for your help. Sheila
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5shade of red
Brigit
5shade of red
Ingrid Grzeszik
5(shade of) red
Ute Wietfeld
3shade of red
Cristina Moldovan do Amaral


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
shade of red


Explanation:
Could it referr to the colour? a special shade of red that is typical for the construction in the region
Rot|ton, der: roter Farbton: kräftige Rottöne.
Duden in zehn Bänden



Brigit
Grading comment
Thanks to all - how stupid of me - it's rot-Ton! Of course. The lack of sleep is finally getting to me:-( I imagine it could be shade of red or red clay - the latter would also fit this context. Anyway, thank you all for your help. Sheila

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  markusb: it definitely refers to the colour, not to a place!
1 min
agree  Ingrid Grzeszik
2 mins
agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
5 mins
  -> Tanks to all
agree  jerrie
22 mins
agree  sixxxter1 (X)
30 mins
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
shade of red


Explanation:
it describes the colour of the wall or bricks where the twines of the flowers grow

Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(shade of) red


Explanation:
Rotton simply means it is a type of red, in this case the walls are in a shade of red which is typical for the area - the formation of the word is analogous of "Farbton" (hue, tint etc.)
Hope this helps, best of luck!
Ute

Ute Wietfeld
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: German
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shade of red


Explanation:
Rotton is a compound noun: rot + Ton

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
United States
Local time: 02:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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