Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

admiral

English translation:

admiral blue/dark blue/navy blue

Added to glossary by Hilary Davies Shelby
Jun 16, 2005 11:40
19 yrs ago
German term

admiral

Non-PRO German to English Other Other colour?
Another question from the sales presentation:

"Bleiben Sie bei schwarz oder doch lieber bei
admiral?"

I'm assuming it's a colour, but which one? I've never heard this before!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 admiral blue

Proposed translations

+3
11 mins
Selected

admiral blue

Admiralblau in German. A dark blue.

Here's an example: http://www.liftchair.com/admiral_blue_fabric_large_text.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree aykon
9 mins
agree writeaway : navy blue in English?/thanks-I was only asking out of curiosity (am hopeless when it comes to colours [and typing]). great ref!
19 mins
There seems to be a difference between navy and admiral: http://www.knitknackshop.com/tamm.yarns.html
agree jccantrell : Never heard of 'admiral blue' in the USA, but navy blue for sure.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Great, thanks very much! I'm going to go with "dark blue" - I don't think it matters and it covers navy/admiral/everything ;-)"
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