painterly

Portuguese translation: pictórico, artístico

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English term or phrase:painterly
Portuguese translation:pictórico, artístico
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

15:00 Jul 11, 2011
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
English term or phrase: painterly
As said before, scientists and engineers speak of light in very theoretical terms:
wavelengths and frequencies.
Artists use more abstract words:
painterly, vivid, sharp, pungent, and muted.
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
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pictórico, artístico
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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T.
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4pictórico, artístico
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
3caracterizado por qualidades de cor, pincelada e textura
Michael Powers (PhD)
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definição de "painterly"
Michael Powers (PhD)

  

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caracterizado por qualidades de cor, pincelada e textura


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Michael Powers (PhD)
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pictórico, artístico


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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 01:18
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T.
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Reference: definição de "painterly"

Reference information:
paint·er·ly/ˈpāntərlē/Adjective1. Of or appropriate to a painter; artistic: "she has a painterly eye".
2. (of a painting or its style) Characterized by qualities of color, stroke, and texture rather than of line. More »
Dictionary.com - Answers.com - Merriam-Webster - The Free Dictionary

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