fosqueado

English translation: matte-finished, matte-finish

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Portuguese term or phrase:fosqueado
English translation:matte-finished, matte-finish
Entered by: Amy Duncan (X)

00:00 Jun 19, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Mining & Minerals / Gems / jewelry
Portuguese term or phrase: fosqueado
...as in "ouro fosqueado".

I can't find this word anywhere except in Google, but I still can't figure out what it means from the pictures...burnished? matte? brushed? Help!! :o)
Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 00:38
matte-finished gold
Explanation:
From Aurélio:

FOSQUEAMENTO -> Ausência de brilho apresentada pela película de um verniz ou laca após a secagem.

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-06-19 00:08:40 GMT)
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Check out this pair of unusual grape clustered earrings! Made with delicate pink fresh water pearls, and ***matte finished gold***, they are sweet and attractive.
http://www.dianakane.com/gold.html

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-06-19 00:12:11 GMT)
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Some more:

Periwinkle earrings in 18k ***matte-finished gold*** have wire accents and diamonds.
http://www.professionaljeweler.com/archives/articles/2001/oc...

The bombe-shaped ***matte-finished gold*** background contrasts to the shimmering white diamonds.
http://www.vanbusch.com/pn7.html

I thought that plating looked like ***matte-finished gold***, obscured by the layer of dirt, and I figured that nobody would gold-plate junk.
http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2000/02/000088.txt
Selected response from:

Henrique Serra
United States
Local time: 21:38
Grading comment
Value, Henrique!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7matte-finished gold
Henrique Serra


  

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matte-finished gold


Explanation:
From Aurélio:

FOSQUEAMENTO -> Ausência de brilho apresentada pela película de um verniz ou laca após a secagem.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2004-06-19 00:08:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Check out this pair of unusual grape clustered earrings! Made with delicate pink fresh water pearls, and ***matte finished gold***, they are sweet and attractive.
http://www.dianakane.com/gold.html

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-06-19 00:12:11 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Some more:

Periwinkle earrings in 18k ***matte-finished gold*** have wire accents and diamonds.
http://www.professionaljeweler.com/archives/articles/2001/oc...

The bombe-shaped ***matte-finished gold*** background contrasts to the shimmering white diamonds.
http://www.vanbusch.com/pn7.html

I thought that plating looked like ***matte-finished gold***, obscured by the layer of dirt, and I figured that nobody would gold-plate junk.
http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2000/02/000088.txt


    Aur�lio Eletr�nico S�culo XXI
Henrique Serra
United States
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Value, Henrique!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lumen (X): Yep!
5 mins
  -> thanks, Lumen

agree  Sormane Gomes: Bingo!
34 mins
  -> thank you, Sormane

agree  Javier Ramos
46 mins
  -> gracias, Javier

agree  Claudio Mazotti
4 hrs
  -> obrigado, klausinSP

agree  Caroline Abate
6 hrs
  -> obrigado, Caroline

agree  airmailrpl: Matte Finish Gold
10 hrs
  -> yes, another way to say it; thanks.

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
11 hrs
  -> obrigado, Henrique
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