on his eye lashes then putting lipstick on his lips

French translation: sur ces cils, puis il se met du rouge à lèvre

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English term or phrase:on his eye lashes then putting lipstick on his lips
French translation:sur ces cils, puis il se met du rouge à lèvre
Entered by: Lilla (X)

23:02 Mar 12, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: on his eye lashes then putting lipstick on his lips
i am in french class
amy
sur ces cils, puis il se met du rouge à lèvre
Explanation:
Je sais pas comment les deux personnes du dessus se maquillent, mais cela ne me parait pas idiomatique du tout :)!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6sur ces cils, puis il se met du rouge à lèvre
Lilla (X)
5sur les cils et se mettant ensuite du rouge à lèvres
Martine Etienne
4sur ces cils
Sladjana Stojanovic


  

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sur ces cils, puis il se met du rouge à lèvre


Explanation:
Je sais pas comment les deux personnes du dessus se maquillent, mais cela ne me parait pas idiomatique du tout :)!


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Lilla (X)
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agree  RHELLER: du rouge a levres
3 hrs
  -> thx

agree  thierry2: mais plutôt "sur les cils".
4 hrs
  -> you are damned right!

agree  Pierre POUSSIN: agree with Thierry2.
6 hrs

agree  Marie Garcin: sur les cils
8 hrs

agree  FionaBrind
8 hrs

agree  Geneviève von Levetzow: D'accord avec les...
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sur ces cils


Explanation:
sur ces cils, puis mettant le rouge a levres sur ses levres

Sladjana Stojanovic
Serbia and Montenegro
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sur les cils et se mettant ensuite du rouge à lèvres


Explanation:
Généralement, quand on se met du rouge à lèvres, c'est sur les lèvres. Il est un peu redondant de mentionner à nouveau sur les lèvres.

Références :
Je mets du rouge à livre

Martine Etienne
Belgium
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 201
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