Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
rå, 'et rå look'
English translation:
rough, bold, tough, in your face, edgy ...
Added to glossary by
Christine Andersen
Dec 11, 2007 08:33
16 yrs ago
Danish term
rå, 'en rå look'
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
description of clothes and styles
... har skabt en både yndefuld, kontrastfyldt og rå kollektion.
I never know what to suggest for this - Scandinavians like to describe styles as 'rå'
'en rå look' comes later, and then 'rå detaljer' (belts, pockets etc!)
-- and I cannot find an expression that covers it.
Raw is simply not the word in English, so please don't suggest that!
It is more a studied simplicity.
I am standing in for a colleague who is on holiday, and I usually only proofread her fashion texts!
Thanks in advance!
I never know what to suggest for this - Scandinavians like to describe styles as 'rå'
'en rå look' comes later, and then 'rå detaljer' (belts, pockets etc!)
-- and I cannot find an expression that covers it.
Raw is simply not the word in English, so please don't suggest that!
It is more a studied simplicity.
I am standing in for a colleague who is on holiday, and I usually only proofread her fashion texts!
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | In your face | Eliza-Anna |
4 +3 | tough | Eva Harbo Andersen (X) |
4 | edgy | Laura Petersen |
3 | unrefined | Diarmuid Kennan |
3 | rough, a rough look | Jens Kaestel |
Proposed translations
5 hrs
Selected
In your face
I interpret 'rå' to be equivalent to the English slang expression 'in your face'. I wonder if you could juggle the sentence around to incorporate it? I think 'bold' is also a possibility.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 mins
unrefined
How about this?
+3
8 mins
tough
Det hedder "et look" på dansk.
Men prøv at se den hjemmeside jeg har fundet, om ikke 'tough look' mon er det du leder efter.
Siden indeholder også 'cool', men det er normalt ikke det, der menes med rå.
Men prøv at se den hjemmeside jeg har fundet, om ikke 'tough look' mon er det du leder efter.
Siden indeholder også 'cool', men det er normalt ikke det, der menes med rå.
9 mins
rough, a rough look
my suggestion - try searching for "rough look" on Google.
Hope this helps :-)
Hope this helps :-)
22 hrs
edgy
I use 'edgy' a lot in fashion/lifestyle translation.
Discussion
I hope my colleague is reading the right magazines and will soon be back!
:-)