σάπιο μήλο

English translation: puce

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Greek term or phrase:σάπιο μήλο (το χρώμα)
English translation:puce
Entered by: Vasileios Paraskevas

06:56 Dec 5, 2009
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / colours
Greek term or phrase: σάπιο μήλο
το χρώμα "σάπιο μήλο"
Vasileios Paraskevas
Greece
Local time: 19:31
puce
Explanation:
I would call that puce. If you don't think it looks the same as the colour in the wikipedia page, there are links at the bottom of that page to colour charts showing shades of pink and red.
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Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 19:31
Grading comment
Thanks for everything Philip!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1dusky pink
Eleni Tsikogiannopoulou
3maroon
Lucia Colombo
3russet
nevipaul
4 -1puce
Philip Lees


Discussion entries: 6





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
maroon


Explanation:
www.makeupmag.gr/article.php?id=63
Περιγράψτε τα χείλη με μολύβι χρώματος μπορντό-σάπιο μήλο.


    Reference: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors
    Reference: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroon_(color)
Lucia Colombo
Italy
Local time: 18:31
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dusky pink


Explanation:
Το σάπιο μήλο είναι ένα «λερωμένο ροζ» χρώμα.
Αν θες, μπορείς να δεις τις εικόνες που παραθέτω στα web refs (από ελληνικό και ξένο site).

Το maroon έχω την εντύπωση ότι είναι το βυσσινί.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-12-05 15:59:59 GMT)
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Η δεύτερη εικόνα που παραθέτω δεν βγάζει πουθενά... :-S

Ο σωστός σύνδεσμος: http://www.abio.gr/index.asp?action=list&cid=87&mid=26,87


    Reference: http://www.haberdasherystore.com/images/rose_colours.jpg
    Reference: http://images.google.gr/imgres?imgurl=http://www.abio.gr/pho...
Eleni Tsikogiannopoulou
Greece
Local time: 19:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stamatina Papamichali
1 day 47 mins
  -> Σ' ευχαριστώ.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
russet


Explanation:
Def: reddish-brown

nevipaul
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
puce


Explanation:
I would call that puce. If you don't think it looks the same as the colour in the wikipedia page, there are links at the bottom of that page to colour charts showing shades of pink and red.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puce
Philip Lees
Greece
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks for everything Philip!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Stamatina Papamichali: I don't think that puce is frequently used.
8 hrs

neutral  nevipaul: I think the colour in the photo is definitely puce, but the word for me has always had negative connotations, so I'm not sure I would use it in this context.
9 hrs
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