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French to English Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting Translation Glossary

French term English translation
itinérances tours
Entered by: Lara Barnett
j'en suis I've come this far
jeté yarn over hook
jeu de motifs Art Déco interplay of Art Deco motifs
joncs de face room-side horizontal pleats
Entered by: Mark Nathan
jouent la dentelle métal en cache-cache avec ses éclats de miroirs combine delicate, filigree metal designs with dazzling mirror effects
jus a l’huile thinned oil paint
Kufique linéaire simple angular/linear Kufic
Entered by: liz askew
l'alphabet bété Bete alphabet
L'arracheur de dents The Tooth Puller
L'art du contour contour line
Entered by: Philippa Smith
l'atelier des Beaux-arts Atelier des Beaux-Arts
l'en commun commonality
la conservation safekeeping
Entered by: Lara Barnett
la dynamique mondiale (the) global dynamic
la facétie humorous side
la grande manière in the grand manner
la libre envolee du couteau free flight/stroke of the palette knife
la minéralité de la nature. the mineral qualities of nature
la morale bienpensante the (so-called) respectable morality
la nervosité et l’élégance de la ligne the tension and elegance of the line
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
la nuit des temps the dawn of time
La réponse du berger à la bergère What's good for the goose is good for the gander
Entered by: Carla Selyer
la résine acidulée acidulated colour/color resin
la redoute La redoute
la ruine hook knife
la simplicité de l'évidence a simplicity that speaks for itself
la temporalité propre au devenir de l’oeuvre the temporality belonging to the genesis of the work
la vision directe des contours flous Or it acts as a shield to prevent the eye from looking directly at the blurry outlines.
Entered by: Lara Barnett
laisser de la liberté à son trait, tout en restant dans la maitrise. he lets his strokes flow freely, all the while remaining in full control
Entered by: Sandrine Guyennet
langage plastique artistic language or vocabulary
langages imaginaires language of imagery
L’acrobatie graphique puise son agilité dans la diversité des interventions His graphic versatility stems from a multidisciplinary approach
l’air du temps, -être dans spirit of the times
l’échevette the hank
l’estampage à la housse press moulding (on wheel or turntable)
l’excellence du geste maîtrisé à la perfection skill honed to perfection
L’Hallali sur pied Standing at bay
Entered by: Lincoln Hui
l’impossible partage "unrequited love'
l’orfèvrerie smithing/gold and silversmithing
Entered by: Hermien Desaivre
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