Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
empreinte en creux
English translation:
(hollow) imprint / indentation
Added to glossary by
William Stein
Sep 5, 2003 20:36
21 yrs ago
French term
creux
French to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
archaeology
1 fémur blessé portant l'empreinte en creux d'une armature de flèche
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +7 | imprint |
William Stein
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| 5 +1 | indentation mark |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 2 | bearing/with a hollow imprint left by an arrowhead |
ArchyR
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Proposed translations
+7
32 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
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imprint
"en creux" means it is the negative (concave) image of the projectile, but I think it is completely superfluous to specify that an imprint is concave. You should just say "an imprint of..."
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Note added at 2003-09-06 00:57:47 (GMT)
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I don\'t know where Bourth gets the idea about moulding from, it\'s certainly not the standard definition of \"imprint\":
Main Entry: 2im·print
Pronunciation: \'im-\"print
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English enpreent, from Middle French empreinte, from feminine of empreint, past participle of empreindre to imprint, from Latin imprimere
Date: 15th century
: something imprinted or printed: as a : a mark or depression made by pressure <the fossil imprint of a dinosaur\'s foot> b : an identifying name (as of a publisher) placed conspicuously on a product; also : the name under which a publisher issues books c : an indelible distinguishing effect or influence
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Note added at 2003-09-06 00:57:47 (GMT)
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I don\'t know where Bourth gets the idea about moulding from, it\'s certainly not the standard definition of \"imprint\":
Main Entry: 2im·print
Pronunciation: \'im-\"print
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English enpreent, from Middle French empreinte, from feminine of empreint, past participle of empreindre to imprint, from Latin imprimere
Date: 15th century
: something imprinted or printed: as a : a mark or depression made by pressure <the fossil imprint of a dinosaur\'s foot> b : an identifying name (as of a publisher) placed conspicuously on a product; also : the name under which a publisher issues books c : an indelible distinguishing effect or influence
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
5 mins
indentation mark
IMO
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bourth (X)
: or just "indentation", a nick or scrape, presumably made when struck by the arrow, not an arrowhead imprint.
3 hrs
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3 hrs
bearing/with a hollow imprint left by an arrowhead
Hollow imprint is quite commonly used in English -- an imprint might be filled with something. Websters Dictionary says : 1. a mark or depression made by pressure (the fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot); 2. to mark by or as if by pressure: IMPRESS; 2a: to fix indelibly or permanently. So I think hollow imprint might be better than simply imprint.
Also: http://perso.club-internet.fr/cadfael/Bronze.html
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Note added at 2003-09-06 00:40:40 (GMT)
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I was so dense, it\'s so obvious after you read Adeline\'s (Dictionary of Art) definition of \"imprint\":
A reproduction, either depressed or in relief, obtained directly from an object. The imprint of a medal for instance is the hollow mould of this medal. The imprint of an incised tombstone or of an intaglio is on the contrary in relief. It is obtained with wax or plaster, sometimes with clay.
Also: http://perso.club-internet.fr/cadfael/Bronze.html
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Note added at 2003-09-06 00:40:40 (GMT)
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I was so dense, it\'s so obvious after you read Adeline\'s (Dictionary of Art) definition of \"imprint\":
A reproduction, either depressed or in relief, obtained directly from an object. The imprint of a medal for instance is the hollow mould of this medal. The imprint of an incised tombstone or of an intaglio is on the contrary in relief. It is obtained with wax or plaster, sometimes with clay.
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