Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
foil blocking
German translation:
Foliendruck
May 5, 2001 10:26
23 yrs ago
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English term
United Kingdom
foil blocking
English to German
Tech/Engineering
Printing & Publishing
From a brochure marketing the paper products of a company:
"A customised colour-matching facility is used to ensure minimum variation of colour when viewed under different light sources and to offer dyes which give papers different performance characteristics such as increased lightfastness and resistance to tarnishing of foil blocking."
"A customised colour-matching facility is used to ensure minimum variation of colour when viewed under different light sources and to offer dyes which give papers different performance characteristics such as increased lightfastness and resistance to tarnishing of foil blocking."
Proposed translations
(German)
| 0 | Foliendruck |
Vidmantas Stilius
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| 0 | Folienschutz |
Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 0 | Blasenwurf der (Farb-)Folie |
Roland Grefer
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Change log
Dec 18, 2015 13:07: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Printing & Publishing"
Proposed translations
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Vidmantas Stilius
18 years in shipping business
Native in: Lithuanian 
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Russian to Lithuanian, Hungarian to Lithuanian, and 5 more.
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Foliendruck
Foil blocking:
Hot foil printing enables short run and variable image label requirements to be printed at very competitive rates. In addition the process is used to enhance labels with metallic foils to a requirement that is of particular importance to the toiletry and confectionery markets.
German:
Digitaler Foliendruck für den Außenbereich im Vierfarbmodus auf drei Seiten nach
Kundenwunsch. Preis ab 116,- DM für 100 x 30 cm Grafik am Fahrzeug zzgl ...
Hot foil printing enables short run and variable image label requirements to be printed at very competitive rates. In addition the process is used to enhance labels with metallic foils to a requirement that is of particular importance to the toiletry and confectionery markets.
German:
Digitaler Foliendruck für den Außenbereich im Vierfarbmodus auf drei Seiten nach
Kundenwunsch. Preis ab 116,- DM für 100 x 30 cm Grafik am Fahrzeug zzgl ...
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Folienschutz
"resistance to tarnishing" in you context gives it away.
They probably apply a transparent foil as a top layer, both for protecting metal foils from tarnishing, or dyes from wearing off or bleaching too quickly.
HTH
They probably apply a transparent foil as a top layer, both for protecting metal foils from tarnishing, or dyes from wearing off or bleaching too quickly.
HTH
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Roland Grefer
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Blasenwurf der (Farb-)Folie
Inclement weather (lots of rain or sun) can result in bubbling up of blocks of foil, tarnishing the overall appearance.
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