Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
aguas de colores
English translation:
moiré
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
Feb 29, 2012 11:24
12 yrs ago
Spanish term
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aguas de colores
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No pics available for this I'm afraid, though here's a different pic I found, where it mentions the term:
http://www.zibaceremonia.com/es/vestidos-largos/29-carla.htm...
Vestido 100% viscosa de manga corta, con cuello redondo y estamapdo floral mezclado con ***aguas de colores**
http://www.zibaceremonia.com/es/vestidos-largos/29-carla.htm...
Vestido 100% viscosa de manga corta, con cuello redondo y estamapdo floral mezclado con ***aguas de colores**
Proposed translations
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| 2 | moiré |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 3 | shot through with... |
Jane Martin
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Proposed translations
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Wendy Streitparth
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moiré
Really a discussion entry, as not completely sure. Went via German.
Note from asker:
| Thanks,Wendy, this looks like it might bit it. Checked 'moiré' in 2 Eng-Sp dictionaries and one gave 'muaré' and the other 'con aguas'. |
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Comment: "Thanks, Wendy and everybody esle for the help. It seems that 'moiré' does not only refer to silk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moire_pattern"
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shot through with...
Moire is only silk, but 'aguas' can be a 'watery' pattern where one colour is shot through with another and can apply to any material. The Spanish dictionary gives this as one definition (see below)
Example sentence:
Dark blue velvet shawl shot through with strands of silver and platinum
9. f. pl. Visos u ondulaciones que tienen algunas telas, plumas, piedras, maderas, etc.'
Reference:
Discussion
http://www.textileglossary.com/terms/shot-effect.html
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/textiles_clothi...
But it's the "de colores" that puzzles me. How does that fit in? "Aguas" is that shimmering, ripply effect you get because of the surface of the cloth. Can you have coloured moiré? Not sure.
moiré, ~e /mwaʀe/
adjective
[tissu] moiré;
[soie, papier] watered.