Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
jaune d\'or franc
English translation:
a markedly golden yellow colour
Added to glossary by
angela3thomas
Apr 18, 2017 15:27
7 yrs ago
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French term
jaune d'or franc
French to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
ancient art
Hello!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44029. Mirror. -- Bronze. -- Le miroir, bien conservé, est encrassé par le bitume. La dorure du disque, découverte par place, est ***d'un jaune d'or franc***, qui fait contraste avec le rouge du cuivre du manche.
ATTEMPT: The gilding of the disk, exposed in places, is pure/true/bright/plain/straight golden yellow, which contrasts with the red from the copper of the handle.
ISSUE: I found jaune d'or as golden yellow but not sure what the "franc" adds. Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44029. Mirror. -- Bronze. -- Le miroir, bien conservé, est encrassé par le bitume. La dorure du disque, découverte par place, est ***d'un jaune d'or franc***, qui fait contraste avec le rouge du cuivre du manche.
ATTEMPT: The gilding of the disk, exposed in places, is pure/true/bright/plain/straight golden yellow, which contrasts with the red from the copper of the handle.
ISSUE: I found jaune d'or as golden yellow but not sure what the "franc" adds. Any thoughts?
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | a markedly golden yellow colour |
Tony M
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| 3 | of an unmistakably yellowish golden colour |
Ellen Kraus
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Change log
Apr 19, 2017 23:22: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from "un jaune d\\\'or franc" to "jaune d\'or franc "
Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
un jaune d'or franc
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a markedly golden yellow colour
"...is of a markedly golden yellow colour, contrasting with..."
Even the word 'colour' can be left out.
Even the word 'colour' can be left out.
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Ellen Kraus
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French term (edited):
un jaune d\'or franc
of an unmistakably yellowish golden colour
franc I would Interpret as "evidently" or something similar
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I think it is rather contradictory to follow 'franc' with 'yellowish' — the hole point, surely, is that it is distinctly yellow, not 'a bit yellow'. And 'yellowish golden colour' doesn't really sound natural, as e.g. 'golden yellow (colour)' might
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Discussion
BTW, I wouldn't say 'red from the copper' — it is unequivocally the red of the copper.