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colorful style

Dutch translation: kleurrijke vormgeving

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English term or phrase:colorful style
Dutch translation:kleurrijke vormgeving
Entered by: JANOS SAMU

21:57 May 2, 2002
English to Dutch translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / journalism
English term or phrase: colorful style
The readership of the new "for women only" magazine has drastically increased not because of the pictures, but due to the colorful style of the the writings published.

(I have problems only with the word colorful in this context)
JANOS SAMU
United States
Local time: 20:56
Kleurrijke vormgeving
Explanation:
'vormgeving' as an alternative. Very much when referring to the design of printed matter.
Good luck.
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Leo van Zanten
United States
Local time: 20:56
Grading comment
Thank you for everybody's help - Both were fine, but I think that vormgeving was a touch better in this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2kleurrijke/levendige stijl
tasman (X)
5Kleurrijke vormgeving
Leo van Zanten


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
kleurrijke/levendige stijl


Explanation:
I think you could translate this quite literally without any problems.

Good luck.

J.

tasman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antoinette Verburg
49 mins
agree  Machiel van Veen
12 days
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Kleurrijke vormgeving


Explanation:
'vormgeving' as an alternative. Very much when referring to the design of printed matter.
Good luck.

Leo van Zanten
United States
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for everybody's help - Both were fine, but I think that vormgeving was a touch better in this context.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  sammi: I think the colorful refers to the style of writing, not to the visual aspect of the text. There is a contrast between the pictures and the 'colorful writing'.
9 hrs
agree  Anke Schwarz
20 hrs
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