Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
trompe-l'oeil
English translation:
tromp-loey (pronunciation)
Added to glossary by
CarolynB
Sep 11, 2004 16:04
19 yrs ago
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French term
john andrus
trompe-l'oeil
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
please pronounce in English & French. I'm told the last word is pronounced LOY as in Joy
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CarolynB
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Mapi
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tromp-loey
FR:
trompe-l'œil / t1O~pl9j /
1 Art trompe l'oeil; paysage/façade en trompe-l'œil
trompe l'oeil landscape/façade;
2 (ce qui fait illusion) smokescreen.
ENG: trompe l'oeil (Fr. tRôNp lŒÆy; Eng. trômpÆ l!Æ, loiÆ),
1. visual deception, esp. in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities.
2. a painting, mural, or panel of wallpaper designed to create such an effect.
[1895–1900; < F: lit., (it) fools the eye]
trompe-l'œil / t1O~pl9j /
1 Art trompe l'oeil; paysage/façade en trompe-l'œil
trompe l'oeil landscape/façade;
2 (ce qui fait illusion) smokescreen.
ENG: trompe l'oeil (Fr. tRôNp lŒÆy; Eng. trômpÆ l!Æ, loiÆ),
1. visual deception, esp. in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities.
2. a painting, mural, or panel of wallpaper designed to create such an effect.
[1895–1900; < F: lit., (it) fools the eye]
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Lillian van den Broeck
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lys
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Will Matter
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Mapi
: I'm sorry to have to disagree, but this term doesn't exist//2.- phonetical transcription: trômp' loi'
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this is the pronunciation as requested by the Asker!
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Mapi
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trompe l'oeil (trômp' loi')
n., pl. trompe l'oeils (loi').
A style of painting that gives an illusion of photographic reality.
A painting or effect created in this style.
[French trompe l'œil : trompe, third person sing. present tense of tromper, to deceive + le, the + œil, eye.]
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-11 16:12:20 GMT)
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As it is a technique, it is widely used in English and Spanish with no translation, but that wasn\'t your question, right?
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-09-11 16:13:30 GMT)
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sorry, was going to say, that if you needed one it would be something like \"eye-deceiving\"
n., pl. trompe l'oeils (loi').
A style of painting that gives an illusion of photographic reality.
A painting or effect created in this style.
[French trompe l'œil : trompe, third person sing. present tense of tromper, to deceive + le, the + œil, eye.]
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-09-11 16:12:20 GMT)
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As it is a technique, it is widely used in English and Spanish with no translation, but that wasn\'t your question, right?
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-09-11 16:13:30 GMT)
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sorry, was going to say, that if you needed one it would be something like \"eye-deceiving\"
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Will Matter
: " to trick the eye"
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thanks willmatter, I thought she was just asking for confimation on pronunciation, but this is a possible translation too
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senin
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thank you senin
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