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trame de fond

English translation: background(could be colored background, etc.) or backdrop

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French term or phrase:trame de fond
English translation:background(could be colored background, etc.) or backdrop
Entered by: Carmen Schultz

07:12 Oct 8, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
French term or phrase: trame de fond
This term is used in a document presenting a graphics charter and I can't seem to find the correct term for it in English (background frame, grid....?).
All suggestions gratefully received.
Laura Robertson
France
Local time: 23:34
background(could be colored background, etc.) or backdrop
Explanation:
usually it is background or could be backdrop -- it would help to see the graphics you refer to
Selected response from:

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 16:34
Grading comment
Many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2background(could be colored background, etc.) or backdrop
Carmen Schultz
4 +1Shading
Meylan Ch


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
background(could be colored background, etc.) or backdrop


Explanation:
usually it is background or could be backdrop -- it would help to see the graphics you refer to

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Bohy
1 hr
  -> thanks : )
agree  Tony M: This is the term as used in MS Word, but it's anybody's guess just how it is being used in Asker's context
2 hrs
  -> thanks
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Shading


Explanation:
J'ai trouvé shading pour trame de fond. (Siehe nachstehenden Link.)

https://translations.launchpad.net/xpdf-intl/trunk/ pots/xpd...

Cette traduction est également utilisé sur le site de Microsoft (explications sur la fonction WordArt).



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Note added at 27 mins (2009-10-08 07:39:22 GMT)
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Pardon (Siehe nachstehenden Link = voir le lien ci-dessous)

Meylan Ch
France
Local time: 23:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miranda Joubioux (X): Without further context, yes that sounds very likely.
1 hr
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