Brettfiguren
English translation: two-dimensional figures
| 07:27 Sep 20, 2010 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Steven Jefferson Spain Local time: 13:16 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | two-dimensional figures |
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| 4 | dummy boards |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1two-dimensional figures Explanation: I think the 'plastik' figures are 3-D carved figures, e.g. Jesus and the other two crooks on their crosses. The Brettfiguren might then be people shapes cut out of flat wood with features and clothing painted in Example sentence(s):
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dummy boards Explanation: or, dummy board fgures Cf. http://tinyurl.com/2u28zhh: “Dummy boards are life-size, flat, wooden figures painted and shaped in outline to resemble figures of servants, soldiers, children, and animals…” Under http://tinyurl.com/34xqv5p, you should find a photo of said Kalvarienberg Brettfiguren (search for “bemalte Brettfiguren”). |
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