"bruten" white colour

English translation: off-white

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Swedish term or phrase:"bruten" white colour
English translation:off-white
Entered by: vigodifassa

10:36 Jan 21, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction
Swedish term or phrase: "bruten" white colour
new houses with different colours; Falu-black and "bruten" white colour
vigodifassa
Local time: 22:17
off-white
Explanation:
Basically a white paint with a small amount of another pigment mixed in to give an "off-white" colour.
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Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 22:17
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4 +2off-white
Clare Barnes
4tinted
asptech
2broken
hirselina


  

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bruten
broken


Explanation:
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BROKEN WHITE 26. IVORY 21. STRAW 18. NATURAL 00. BURGUNDY 31. DARK GREEN 48. OLIVE 54. EVER BLUE 61. LAGOON 67. CHOCOLATE 75. CORD 82. TAUPE 84 ...
www.lloyd-loom-furniture.co.uk/available_colours.php

hirselina
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
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bruten vitfärg
off-white


Explanation:
Basically a white paint with a small amount of another pigment mixed in to give an "off-white" colour.


    Reference: http://www.discussdiy.com/showthread.php?t=240
    Reference: http://www.homeportfolio.com/catalog/guide/Paint_&_Wallcover...
Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 22:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 86

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agree  Roald Toskedal
1 hr
  -> Thanks Roald!

agree  hirselina
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bruten
tinted


Explanation:
the white paint is mixed with a "tinter" with a high pigment content to give the desired shade

asptech
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