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99 months ago

lundeghe keming (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

General

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

huile sur toile

Context:

Portrait d’un chevalier en uniforme de l’ordre, portant sa croix suspendue à une chaîne simple, huile sur toile non datée, non signée, coll.

 

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99 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Like oil over canvas painting

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99 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training  See profile wrote:

oil on canvas

My comment:

given that there's already 'Portrait', I don't see the need to add 'painting' to the standard 3 word expression - more idiomatic without to my mind

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

99 months ago

martynback  See profile wrote:

Yes, quite simply.

99 months ago

David Edwards Translation and Training  See profile wrote:

an oil on canvas painting

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99 months ago

martynback  See profile wrote:

Yes

99 months ago

martynback  See profile wrote:

Thanks, Claude. I hope everything is going well with you.

99 months ago

martynback  See profile wrote:

"an undated, unsigned oil on canvas portrait"

99 months ago

martynback  See profile wrote:

Yes