English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations | | English term or phrase: blotchy | | The person actually assigned this task was Shirley Polykoff, a copywriter for the Foote, Cone & Belding agency. Her story of how she came up with the famous line “Does she . . . or doesn’t she?” provides a fascinating illustration of the cre¬ative process in advertising. At the time of the Miss Clairol ¬campaign, there was no hair-coloring business. In fact, according to Ms. Polykoff, at-home hair-coloring jobs invariably turned out blotchy. Women were ashamed to color their own hair at home. |
| | | manchado | Explanation:
O cabelo pintado em casa normalmente fica "manchado" porque é difícil fazê-lo sozinha e conseguir cobrir tudo com a tinta de maneira uniforme.
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Note added at 17 minutos (2007-10-31 13:57:58 GMT)
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Hoje em dia é mais fácil colorir o cabelo em casa por conta das novas tintas, de fácil aplicação.
Experiência própria que concorda com Ms. Polykoff!
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Lia Barros
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Local time: 13:57
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14 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 manchado
Explanation:
O cabelo pintado em casa normalmente fica "manchado" porque é difícil fazê-lo sozinha e conseguir cobrir tudo com a tinta de maneira uniforme.
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Note added at 17 minutos (2007-10-31 13:57:58 GMT)
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Hoje em dia é mais fácil colorir o cabelo em casa por conta das novas tintas, de fácil aplicação.
Experiência própria que concorda com Ms. Polykoff!
| Lia Barros
Argentina
Local time: 13:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Spanish, Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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