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French to English Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
de l'ébauche à la débauche		from a sketch to a profusion [of portraits]
de la première heure		pioneering
declinaison		spin-off
derrière laquelle se profile une allégorie religieuse		behind which is depicted // set / played off against the depiction of a religious allegory
des complicités qui se devinent		Subtle understanding, overt pleasure
Des propos que corroborent des états de service éloquents		statements backed up by a record which speaks for itself	David BUICK
Entered by: David BUICK
des quelques pour cent d\'arrogance		the small percentage of arrogance that distinguishes humanity	Wyley Powell
Entered by: Wyley Powell
des respirations autour de spectacles		artistic interludes
design comme signe		design as a conceptual statement
Dessin artistique		drawing	Sam Berner
Entered by: Sam Berner
dessin au trait		line drawing
dessin documentaire		technical drawing
dessin par creux / dessin par contour		(A sense of 3 D) where shade is low relief or hollows/contouring the "white" space as high relief	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
dessinateur [artistic fields]		illustrator OR draughtsman / draftsman [more precise term]	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
dessus de portes		(decorative) paintings above doors
Details d’architecture‎		Architectural detailing	Sam Berner
Entered by: Sam Berner
Detour et retour		Back and forth
diamants baguette en trapèze		trapezoid baguettes
didactique		didactics (learning, instruction)
diffusion		PR
dire		evoke, speak, tell, say
dispositif embarqué		E-guide
disposition frontale avec une large ouverture		Front display with wide visual access
dissocie l’intrus du récit		separating this intrusion in the film narrative	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
documentalistes		archivists
documents iconographiques		visual source material
doigté songé		imaginative touch
Dominoterie		decorated paper making / making of decorated paper
dominotier		decorated paper maker / maker of decorated paper
donner sa patte		to give character
doré au fer		tooled in gold/gilt tooling (on a book binding)
dossier d'oeuvre		catalog[ue] record
Dossier d’excecution‎		Production Information Package	Sam Berner
Entered by: Sam Berner
Droit d'exposition		Exhibition royalty/fee
droit de première vue		(to be granted) first option
du haut du puits de lumière		(others) with a broader point of view
ebauchoir		sculpting tool	Nicky Over
Entered by: Nicky Over
edité par la Galerie Maeght		limited edition, Galerie Maeght
editeur		promoter
effritement		decay / the effects of time passing

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