Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
bluette
English translation:
cornflower blue
Added to glossary by
Nicole Johnson
Jun 18, 2008 05:49
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
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bluette
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How would you describe the colour bluette in English? Not sure exactly what it corresponds to in English.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
In un’autentica esplosione di colori freschi e frizzanti: dal lilla al verde, dal ***bluette*** al bianco, all’immancabile blu navy, un successo che si rinnova di stagione in stagione, per la p-e 2009 arricchito da vitaminici accenti in rosso e arancio.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
In un’autentica esplosione di colori freschi e frizzanti: dal lilla al verde, dal ***bluette*** al bianco, all’immancabile blu navy, un successo che si rinnova di stagione in stagione, per la p-e 2009 arricchito da vitaminici accenti in rosso e arancio.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +8 | cornflower blue |
Valeria Faber
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| 4 +1 | royal blue |
Shera Lyn Parpia
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| 4 | Electric blue |
Milena Bosco (X)
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| 3 | blue verdigris (greenish-blue) |
Gad Kohenov
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Proposed translations
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cornflower blue
Cornflower blue, a shade of azure, is a shade of light blue with relatively little green compared to blue
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Note added at 20 min (2008-06-18 06:09:32 GMT)
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there you'll find the colour palette too
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Note added at 20 min (2008-06-18 06:09:32 GMT)
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there you'll find the colour palette too
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Comment: "Thanks for all the suggestions. "
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
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, Hebrew
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blue verdigris (greenish-blue)
As it appears in Babylon:
verdigris
n. green or greenish-blue incrustation that forms on copper and copper alloys due to oxidization
verdigris
n. green or greenish-blue incrustation that forms on copper and copper alloys due to oxidization
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Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Italy
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Specializes in field
Italy
translating meaning, not just words
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, English
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royal blue
Cornflower blue is fine, but this is another common way to say it.
see here
http://www.realtshirt.com/catalogo/polo.pdf
where code no. 51 stands for both bluette (in the italian styles) and for royal blue (in the american ones).
see here
http://www.realtshirt.com/catalogo/polo.pdf
where code no. 51 stands for both bluette (in the italian styles) and for royal blue (in the american ones).
Peer comment(s):
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Eike Seemann DipTrans
: 'traditional' royal blue is darker than cornflower blue, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_blue
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unless you have a colour chart, you can't be sure what colour they mean.
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Catherine Howard
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grazie:)
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Electric blue
Here is a color palette for fabric. In Italian what they mean with bluette is close to the electric blue: (try a search on google images)
http://www.seattlefabrics.com/PT_WindPro_Colors.html
Have a nice day.
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Note added at 1 ora (2008-06-18 06:59:10 GMT)
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I also found "bright blue" as an alternative option.
http://www.seattlefabrics.com/PT_WindPro_Colors.html
Have a nice day.
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Note added at 1 ora (2008-06-18 06:59:10 GMT)
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I also found "bright blue" as an alternative option.
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