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to thin out hair

French translation: désépaissir les cheveux


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English term or phrase:to thin out hair
French translation:désépaissir les cheveux
Entered by: Kevin LOVELADY
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English to French translations [Non-PRO]
/ hairdressing
English term or phrase: to thin out hair
in the sense of going to the hairdressers and asking him/her to thin out or cut in
Kevin LOVELADY
Local time: 19:45
désépaissir
Explanation:
Cheveux épais. - Conseils d'experts - auFeminin
... Cheveux épais. Je voudrais savoir s' il est possible, ayant les cheveux
longs, de me les faire désépaissir tout en ayant un beau résultat ? ...
www.aufeminin.com/__e5042_Cheveux_epais.html
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Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 20:45
Grading comment
merci elisabeth - et maintenant ma femme peut aller chez le coiffeur en toute tranquilité!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3désépaissir
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
4effiler les cheveux
Karl Supierz
3 -1raffraîchir la coupe
agnesb
3 -1couper les cheveux en dégradé
Soizic CiFuentes


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
désépaissir


Explanation:
Cheveux épais. - Conseils d'experts - auFeminin
... Cheveux épais. Je voudrais savoir s' il est possible, ayant les cheveux
longs, de me les faire désépaissir tout en ayant un beau résultat ? ...
www.aufeminin.com/__e5042_Cheveux_epais.html

Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1164
Grading comment
merci elisabeth - et maintenant ma femme peut aller chez le coiffeur en toute tranquilité!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SwissTell
2 mins
agree  Gayle Wallimann
4 mins
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont: excellents ciseaux à désépaissir :-)
12 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
raffraîchir la coupe


Explanation:
Une idée.

agnesb
Mexico
Local time: 13:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Gayle Wallimann: That would be to trim the hair. Trim it to put it back to the original cut, the hair hasn't grown out very much when you go for a trim.
4 mins
  -> OK, Thanks for the explanation, Gayle.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
couper les cheveux en dégradé


Explanation:
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Soizic CiFuentes
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 262

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Gayle Wallimann: That would be a layer cut, not thinning out.
1 min
  -> Yes you are right. You are an expert in hair:)
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1 day19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
effiler les cheveux


Explanation:
Je me souviens d'un temps où j'en avais (beaucoup, si si !) et où le coiffeur devais me les effiler.

Karl Supierz
Dominican Republic
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 58
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