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blütenweiß

English translation: brilliant white/snow-white/sparkling white/

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German term or phrase:blütenweiß
English translation:brilliant white/snow-white/sparkling white/
Entered by: Sabine Griebler

11:55 Jan 11, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / colours
German term or phrase: blütenweiß
Among the colours listed in a fashion magazine

Does "blütenweiß" correspond to "pure white" or it is a different shade?
I've seen "flower white" on lots of German sites but I'm not sure if it's really appropriate.
Sabine Griebler
Local time: 20:05
brilliant white/snow-white/sparkling white/
Explanation:
When I worked in the textile industry, "brilliant white" was often used.

Langenscheidt: blütenweiß adj snow-white.
Duden-Oxford: blüten·weiß Adj. sparkling white


Selected response from:

Textklick
Local time: 19:05
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. I went for sparkling white in this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4pure white
erika rubinstein
3 +1immaculate white
Nicole Schnell
4floral white
Audrey Foster (X)
3petal white
ciliegina
3brilliant white/snow-white/sparkling white/
Textklick
2not sure but...
Lancashireman
1apple blossom white
Henry Schroeder


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pure white


Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 20:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
apple blossom white


Explanation:
There seem to be myriad "blossom whites" but they are always combined with the type of blossom, i.e. "apple blossom white".

http://www.google.com/search?q="blossom white"&hl=de&lr=&sta...



Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 14:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
not sure but...


Explanation:
...this is how Dulux envisage 'blossom white':
http://www.dulux.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/DuluxColour...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
petal white


Explanation:
depends if white is really white, I suppose!


    Reference: http://www.passonnopaints.com/Pages/DesignerClassicsIII.cfm
ciliegina
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
immaculate white


Explanation:
Blütenweiß is not a shade - it refers to purity and innocence.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 11:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Black: klingt auf Englisch aber schon komisch... vielleicht "unblemished"?/You are generally right but in this case it is used as a color, look at Sabine's next question, "Strandgeflüster"./I like that. And you are not even sitting in the South. ;-)
7 mins
  -> Yes, something. However, it's not a shade. Thanks, Andrea!//How about magnolia white? Sounds kind of exotic.
neutral  Ulrike Kraemer: Nicht unbedingt. Siehe: http://www.feidal.de/Grafik/ProduktFotos/TN_Bluetenweiss_ELF...
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5

6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
brilliant white/snow-white/sparkling white/


Explanation:
When I worked in the textile industry, "brilliant white" was often used.

Langenscheidt: blütenweiß adj snow-white.
Duden-Oxford: blüten·weiß Adj. sparkling white




Textklick
Local time: 19:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks a lot. I went for sparkling white in this context.
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