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23:56 Aug 30, 2013 |
English to Portuguese translations [PRO] Other / Penteados | |||||
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4 +1 | perucas, meias perucas e apliques |
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5 | Chinó .. chinós |
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4 | cabeleiras postiças |
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perucas, meias perucas e apliques Explanation: peruca = a wig for the whole head meia peruca = a wig to cover a partial baldness aplique = a piece (or pieces) of hair to make a woman hair to look longer I don´t think there can be a single word to comprise the three meanings in Brazilian Portuguese. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2013-08-31 00:10:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I mean "a WOMAN´S hair" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2013-08-31 03:49:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Well, as a "meia peruca" is a kind of "peruca", you can simply say: "perucas e apliques". |
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cabeleiras postiças Explanation: É como eu traduziria... |
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toupée.. toupées Chinó .. chinós Explanation: toupée => Chinó Plural de chinó: chinós Chinó - Dicionário Online de Português www.dicio.com.br/chino_2/ Significado de Chinó. s.m. Cabeleira colocada para substituir os fios originais; cabelo postiço; peruca. (Etm. do francês: chignon) ... |
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