setting a mid-century modern tone

Portuguese translation: definindo um estilo moderno dos anos cinquenta

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English term or phrase:setting a mid-century modern tone
Portuguese translation:definindo um estilo moderno dos anos cinquenta
Entered by: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

11:05 Jun 13, 2019
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture / Architectural style
English term or phrase: setting a mid-century modern tone
From my memoir:

... We made our first major purchase. As luck would have it, a design studio in Georgetown had imported a few pieces of furniture by the Brazilian architect Percival Lafer. We bought a rosewood and cognac leather sofa and two matching armchairs,***setting a mid-century modern tone*** that was to be our theme going forward, later to be combined with a few carefully chosen antiques.
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 15:06
definindo um estilo moderno dos anos cinquenta
Explanation:
A slight different approach as I've seen some pieces from this famous Brazilian architect and designer...
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 22:06
Grading comment
Obrigada, Teresa!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5definindo um estilo moderno dos anos cinquenta
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3 +1criando um tom moderno, de meados do século
Ana Vozone
4estabelecendo / criando uma elegância contemporânea de meados do século
Andrea Pilenso
4Criando um tom modernista da metade do século
Maria Luiza Constancio


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
criando um tom moderno, de meados do século


Explanation:
Sugestão :)

Ana Vozone
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Simões: Penso que "tom" é o termo correto. Parece ser em referências às cores ("cognac" e "rosewood"). Veja https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosewood Veja tbm item 10: http://www.aulete.com.br/tom
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
estabelecendo / criando uma elegância contemporânea de meados do século


Explanation:
Mais uma opção.

https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-ingles/busca/ingles-por...

modern
mod.ern
adj
1 moderno, recente, atual: she was convinced she was a modern-day Cleopatra / ela estava convencida de que era uma Cleópatra dos dias de hoje.
2 progressista.
3 contemporâneo.

https://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno-ingles/busca/ingles-por...

tone
n
distinção, elegância.

Andrea Pilenso
Brazil
Local time: 19:06
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
definindo um estilo moderno dos anos cinquenta


Explanation:
A slight different approach as I've seen some pieces from this famous Brazilian architect and designer...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 38
Grading comment
Obrigada, Teresa!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariana Gutierrez: Prefiro esta.
33 mins
  -> Obrigada, Mariana!

agree  Clauwolf
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  -> Obrigada, Claudio!

agree  Maria da Glória Teixeira
1 hr
  -> Obrigada, Maria da Glória!

agree  Leonor Machado
10 hrs
  -> Onrigada, Leonor!

agree  Margarida Ataide
13 days
  -> Obrigada, Margarida!
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Criando um tom modernista da metade do século


Explanation:
Sugestão de tradução utilizada por um site da área de design de interiores.

http://www.varietes.com.br/2017/11/estilo-mid-century-modern...

Vários outros sites utilizam o termo no original, sem tradução.

Maria Luiza Constancio
Brazil
Local time: 19:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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