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a incondeia oua de Paste

English translation: decoration of Easter eggs; painting of Easter eggs.

01:28 Sep 11, 2013
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Folklore
Romanian term or phrase: a incondeia oua de Paste
In cadrul unei scurte prezentari a unui obiect reprezentativ pentru cultura tarii natale am ales un ou incondeiat. As dori sa stiu cum spun in limba engleza a incondeia ouale de Paste.
Va multumesc.
Corina Hancianu
English translation:decoration of Easter eggs; painting of Easter eggs.
Explanation:
In Orthodox and Catholic churches, eggs are decorated by either painting with monochrome dyes the external shell of the egg or using numerous other techniques to embelish the shell of the egg with mutiple colors and patterns, creating a symbolism around each individual egg.
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Cristian Genete
Local time: 18:30
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6decoration of Easter eggs; painting of Easter eggs.
Cristian Genete
5 -1to dye Easter eggs
Klára Kalamár


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
decoration of Easter eggs; painting of Easter eggs.


Explanation:
In Orthodox and Catholic churches, eggs are decorated by either painting with monochrome dyes the external shell of the egg or using numerous other techniques to embelish the shell of the egg with mutiple colors and patterns, creating a symbolism around each individual egg.

Cristian Genete
Local time: 18:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  crina_petrican
1 hr
agree  Alexandranow
1 hr
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Hand painting, cum spune Claudia, decoration nu (nu se potriveste cu "incondeiere") .
3 hrs
agree  Adriana Dragomir
4 hrs
agree  Claudia Coja: Hand painting
4 hrs
agree  Dasa Suciu: hand painting (A împodobi ouăle (de Paști), obiectele de ceramică etc. cu desene (făcute cu condeiul) - Dex
2 days 11 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
to dye Easter eggs


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg#Decoration_and_symbo...

De fapt în engleză nu există un termen consacrat tehnicii de încondeiere, ea poate fi doar parafrazată.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanky


Klára Kalamár
Romania
Local time: 01:30
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: To dye inseamna a vopsi. Nici pe departe "incondeiere", care implica arta si migaleala. Diferenta dintre un pictor si un zugrav.
2 hrs
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