złocenia

English translation: gilding/gilt

18:41 Feb 24, 2017
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Furniture / Household Appliances
Polish term or phrase: złocenia
złocenia na fotelach
PJ999
Poland
English translation:gilding/gilt
Explanation:
Po prostu :)

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Summary of answers provided
4 +2gilding/gilt
Rafal Piotrowski
3covered/ornamented in gold leaf (or gold powder)
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2Gold platings
Jacek Kloskowski


  

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gilding/gilt


Explanation:
Po prostu :)

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Note added at   6 min (2017-02-24 18:48:03 GMT)
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Rafal Piotrowski
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:54
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agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.: Sure, but not everything that glitters is gold.
48 mins
  -> Quite right :)

agree  The Kat (X)
1 hr
  -> Thx :)
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covered/ornamented in gold leaf (or gold powder)


Explanation:
This emphasizes the technique.
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Gold leaf
Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets by goldbeating and is often used for gilding. Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades. The most commonly used gold is 22-karat yellow gold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_leaf
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Gilding
The term gilding covers a number of decorative techniques for applying fine gold leaf or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of gold. A gilded object is also described as "gilt".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilding
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Because you see, most of us have seen gold most often in objects that have been covered with gold leaf.
http://www.specialtymetals.com/blog/2014/8/1/can-gold-leaf-b...

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Always innovating with gold leaf we have covered different structures using gold leaf,
http://www.delafee.com/gold-service_Gold for jewellery and w...
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revered Buddhist monk in China has been mummified and covered in gold leaf, a practice reserved for holy men in some
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bc55d708056a4fa784e1e843c18a5...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
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Gold platings


Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plating

https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Złocenie



Jacek Kloskowski
United States
Local time: 08:54
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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