Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
mattbunt
English translation:
colo(u)rful yet subdued/faded
Added to glossary by
Rachel Ward
Jul 12, 2005 12:38
18 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
mattbunt
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Whole sentence: "Und daß wir uns im Innern der rötlich schimmernden Stabkirche pantomimisch gegenseitig vor den *mattbunten* Altar geschleppt hatten."
This comes from a novel and describes a couple who meet on holiday. It is a significant moment even though they are mucking around.
This comes from a novel and describes a couple who meet on holiday. It is a significant moment even though they are mucking around.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | colo(u)rful yet subdued/faded |
silfilla
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| 3 +1 | pale, multicoloured altar |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +1 | pastel-coloured |
Frosty
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Proposed translations
+1
6 mins
silfilla
Works in field
Selected
colo(u)rful yet subdued/faded
or: beautifully faded
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Note added at 59 mins (2005-07-12 13:38:17 GMT)
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Stephen Roche (thanks) just added: *florid but/yet faded*
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Note added at 59 mins (2005-07-12 13:38:17 GMT)
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Stephen Roche (thanks) just added: *florid but/yet faded*
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'll go with colourful yet faded. Thanks again everyone!"
+1
18 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
213
pale, multicoloured altar
I can't think of any other way to express the "matt" gracefully in English. The idea is that the colors are not bright and glossy.
atop the Citadel's Hill is a gothic cathedral with strange stone sculptures on the buttresses, having inside a remarkable tabernacle dated around 1500 and the multicolored altar of Sf. Martin
http://mayerreisen.tripod.com/tourism.html
Built in l536, it was several times altered in successive centuries: the façade exhibits a mixture of l6th c. and baroque features. It contains the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament and a multicoloured marble altar, both noteworthy.
http://www.regione.sicilia.it/turismo/web_turismo/sicilia/uk...
atop the Citadel's Hill is a gothic cathedral with strange stone sculptures on the buttresses, having inside a remarkable tabernacle dated around 1500 and the multicolored altar of Sf. Martin
http://mayerreisen.tripod.com/tourism.html
Built in l536, it was several times altered in successive centuries: the façade exhibits a mixture of l6th c. and baroque features. It contains the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament and a multicoloured marble altar, both noteworthy.
http://www.regione.sicilia.it/turismo/web_turismo/sicilia/uk...
+1
4 hrs
pastel-coloured
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lancashireman
: This hyphenated compound is perfect: http://wordwebonline.com/en/PASTELCOLOURED
1 hr
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