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Blotting paper

French translation: papier matifiant

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Blotting paper/blotting tissues
French translation:papier matifiant
Entered by: Bailatjones

12:49 Sep 1, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty / make-up
English term or phrase: Blotting paper
Je crois qu'il s'agit d'un tampon pour appliquer le maquillage ou pour se nettoyer le visage. Pas d'autre contexte malheureusement.
cloutier
Local time: 06:17
papier matifiant
Explanation:
the Body shop calls their "Papier Matifiant Visage" but i"m not sure whether this is the generally accepted word for all types of blotting paper



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Note added at 9 mins (2006-09-01 12:59:12 GMT)
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Chanel also uses this terminology
Here's a sephora site with the same:
http://www.sephora.fr/browse/product.jhtml?id=P2046
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Bailatjones
Switzerland
Local time: 12:17
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3papier matifiant (visage)
P.L.F. Persio
3 +3papier matifiant
Bailatjones


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
blotting paper
papier matifiant (visage)


Explanation:
Pour peaux normales/graisses: Absorbe l'excès de sébum et matifie (The Body Shop Facial Blotting Tissues).

P.L.F. Persio
Netherlands
Local time: 12:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  marie-christine périé
25 mins
  -> merci beaucoup, Marie-Christine!
agree  Tony M: Honneur aux dames ! // thx! Well, perhaps just one TEENSY flaw... ;-)
2 hrs
  -> thank you, Tony, you're the perfect gentleman!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 day 17 hrs
  -> merci bien, Gilles!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
blotting paper
papier matifiant


Explanation:
the Body shop calls their "Papier Matifiant Visage" but i"m not sure whether this is the generally accepted word for all types of blotting paper



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Note added at 9 mins (2006-09-01 12:59:12 GMT)
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Chanel also uses this terminology
Here's a sephora site with the same:
http://www.sephora.fr/browse/product.jhtml?id=P2046

Bailatjones
Switzerland
Local time: 12:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  P.L.F. Persio: wow, it's the same! Sorry, I was still writing mine
0 min
  -> nice timing, great thinking :-)
agree  marie-christine périé
25 mins
  -> merci marie-christine! :-)
agree  Tony M: Honneur aux dames !
2 hrs
  -> Merci Tony!
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