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to wear one's hair up/down

French translation: avoir/porter les cheveux attachés/lâchés


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17:26 Apr 18, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: to wear one's hair up/down
...as in when a girl uses clips, etc. to put her hair up or in a bun versus wearing her hair down naturally.
Mimi7
Local time: 10:50
French translation:avoir/porter les cheveux attachés/lâchés
Explanation:
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Joelle Bouille
Local time: 18:50
Grading comment
Merci.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4avoir les cheveux attachés ou pas
Estelle Demontrond-Box
5attachés/détachés
alx
4avoir/porter les cheveux attachés/lâchés
Joelle Bouille
4chignon ou cheveux lâchésxxxsarahl


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
avoir les cheveux attachés ou pas


Explanation:
ou avoir les cheveux relevés

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marco Borrelli
35 mins
  -> Thank you Marco!

agree  Aimee
50 mins
  -> Merci Aimée!

agree  Florence B: ou détachés
3 hrs
  -> Merci Oddie

agree  sktrans
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Sktrans!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
avoir/porter les cheveux attachés/lâchés


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Joelle Bouille
Local time: 18:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 32
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Merci.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chignon ou cheveux lâchés


Explanation:
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xxxsarahl
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 44
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
attachés/détachés


Explanation:
les cheveux

alx
Local time: 18:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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