Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
le placage y est soulevé
English translation:
the plating is peeling, flaking
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angela3thomas
Apr 24, 2017 19:40
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French term
le placage y est soulevé
French to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
ancient art
Hi yet again!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44035. Miroir. - Bronze, bois, argent et pâtes d'incrustation. [Pl. IX] CONSERVATION. Le disque est en bon état. Il a gardé sur ses deux faces et dans sa patine l'empreinte d'une toile très fine. Nulle trace de dorure. Patine uniforme gris ardoise de l'argent. Le manche a beaucoup souffert; ***le placage y est soulevé*** par endroits; par endroits aussi il est tombé. La mosaïque a encore plus souffert.
ATTEMPT: The handle has suffered greatly; ***the plating is pulled up*** in some places; in some places it has also fallen off. The mosaic has suffered even more.
ISSUE: I can't think of anything else that makes sense. Is this correct or is there a better/more accurate way to phrase it?
Thanks in advance!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44035. Miroir. - Bronze, bois, argent et pâtes d'incrustation. [Pl. IX] CONSERVATION. Le disque est en bon état. Il a gardé sur ses deux faces et dans sa patine l'empreinte d'une toile très fine. Nulle trace de dorure. Patine uniforme gris ardoise de l'argent. Le manche a beaucoup souffert; ***le placage y est soulevé*** par endroits; par endroits aussi il est tombé. La mosaïque a encore plus souffert.
ATTEMPT: The handle has suffered greatly; ***the plating is pulled up*** in some places; in some places it has also fallen off. The mosaic has suffered even more.
ISSUE: I can't think of anything else that makes sense. Is this correct or is there a better/more accurate way to phrase it?
Thanks in advance!
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mrrafe
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the plating is peeling, flaking
If it is tombe, it HAS peeled/flaked off. If it is only preparing a tomber, it IS peeling/flaking. I can't think of a distinct verb that would exclude the tombe.
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