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Brækket

English translation: off-white

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Danish term or phrase:brækket hvid
English translation:off-white
Entered by: Sven Petersson

21:32 Mar 17, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Danish term or phrase: Brækket
Farve på indvendige vægge : Brækket hvid, mat NCS 0500
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Local time: 17:30
off
Explanation:
"brækket hvid" > "off-white"

Hex colour code: ffffe8
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 23:30
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4 +4off
Sven Petersson
4egg shell white
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Brækket
off


Explanation:
"brækket hvid" > "off-white"

Hex colour code: ffffe8

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 117

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dan Schioenning Larsen: should men know this? ;-)
23 mins
  -> http://members.fortunecity.com/ccj4/farver.htm ;o)
agree  Will Matter
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Michele Fauble
7 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Dziadzio: This is the term used most frequently
13 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Brækket
egg shell white


Explanation:
Den farve er også kaldet egg shell white at the paint store

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 14:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 130

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sven Petersson: Should be written "eggshell white", not "egg shell white".
5 hrs
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