Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
repussat
English translation:
repussat = embossed, worked in relief
Added to glossary by
Andy Watkinson
Feb 4, 2004 16:08
20 yrs ago
Catalan term
Spain
repussat
Catalan to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
I've encountered these terms in an otherwise "translator-friendly" text, referring to relics and reliquaries.
I'll post them one by one.
Is there a Cat>Eng. doctor in the house?
I'll post them one by one.
Is there a Cat>Eng. doctor in the house?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | repussat = embossed, worked in relief |
Sheila Hardie
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| 5 | embossed |
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Proposed translations
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Sheila Hardie
Spain
Spain
Native in English
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Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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repussat = embossed, worked in relief
Repussar means to emboss or work in relief.
I hope that fits your context.
HTH
Sheila
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Note added at 2004-02-04 16:30:35 (GMT)
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I think you could probably used either \'embossed\' or \'repoussé\' here.
AFA : Education : Colombian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity (5)
... poo-say): The process of producing raised designs by pressing or hammering the design
on the reverse side of the metal. A synonym for repoussé is embossed. ...
www.afaweb.org/education/colombian5.asp - 18k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines similars
http://www.modernsilver.com/ruskin.htm
embossed / Im\"bQst / adjective [fabric, paper] gaufré; [leather] estampé; [metal] repoussé; embossed lettering caractères mpl en relief.
Oxford Superlex (English - French)
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Note added at 2004-02-04 16:32:10 (GMT)
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I forgot to add, repussat is repujado in Spanish and my Oxford Superlex gives the following definition:
repujado -da adj repoussé, embossed
I hope that fits your context.
HTH
Sheila
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Note added at 2004-02-04 16:30:35 (GMT)
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I think you could probably used either \'embossed\' or \'repoussé\' here.
AFA : Education : Colombian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity (5)
... poo-say): The process of producing raised designs by pressing or hammering the design
on the reverse side of the metal. A synonym for repoussé is embossed. ...
www.afaweb.org/education/colombian5.asp - 18k - Còpia en memòria - Pàgines similars
http://www.modernsilver.com/ruskin.htm
embossed / Im\"bQst / adjective [fabric, paper] gaufré; [leather] estampé; [metal] repoussé; embossed lettering caractères mpl en relief.
Oxford Superlex (English - French)
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Note added at 2004-02-04 16:32:10 (GMT)
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I forgot to add, repussat is repujado in Spanish and my Oxford Superlex gives the following definition:
repujado -da adj repoussé, embossed
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks.
Both answers lead me to think "repoussé" wasn't a bad idea."
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agtranslat
Netherlands
Netherlands
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Netherlands
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish
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embossed
In art and crafts.
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Note added at 38 mins (2004-02-04 16:47:51 GMT)
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Your question, it could be repoussé as well.
Slusser and Giambrone: Kuber Singh Shakya - A Master Craftsman of ...
... an accomplished work, artistically and iconographically, still in the custody of
his ... 23 The enormous multipart, gilt copper **repoussé** image that ensued, more ...
www.asianart.com/articles/kubersingh/ - 55k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 44 mins (2004-02-04 16:53:18 GMT)
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This ref looks also useful.
REPOUSSE
... See CG Leland, Repousse Work (New York, 1885); and Gaw-thorp, A Manual
of Instruction in the Art of Repousse (London, 2nd ed., 1899). (MHS). ...
53.1911encyclopedia.org/R/RE/REPOUSSE.htm - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 38 mins (2004-02-04 16:47:51 GMT)
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Your question, it could be repoussé as well.
Slusser and Giambrone: Kuber Singh Shakya - A Master Craftsman of ...
... an accomplished work, artistically and iconographically, still in the custody of
his ... 23 The enormous multipart, gilt copper **repoussé** image that ensued, more ...
www.asianart.com/articles/kubersingh/ - 55k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 44 mins (2004-02-04 16:53:18 GMT)
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This ref looks also useful.
REPOUSSE
... See CG Leland, Repousse Work (New York, 1885); and Gaw-thorp, A Manual
of Instruction in the Art of Repousse (London, 2nd ed., 1899). (MHS). ...
53.1911encyclopedia.org/R/RE/REPOUSSE.htm - 10k - Cached - Similar pages
Discussion
Could it be "repouss�"?
Andy
Segona meitat del segle XV
Argent daurat, repujat i cisellat amb elements de fosa
51 x 28 x 17,5 cm
Tresor de la Catedral de Barcelona