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blue-black lacquered hair

Portuguese translation: cabelo brilhante, preto-azulado

14:52 Jul 4, 2009

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English term or phrase: blue-black lacquered hair

"...patting her blue-black lacquered hair..."

wana
Portugal

Portuguese translation:cabelo brilhante, preto-azulado

Explanation:
Considerando que lacquered seria lacado ou envernizado, e imaginando-o, descreveria assim

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Leonor Abecasis
Portugal

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cabelo brilhante, preto-azulado

Leonor Abecasis

....seu cabelo com um laqueado "na cor" azul escuro, quase negro

Marcos Antonio

cabelo laqueado azulão

Clauwolf

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A propósito de blue-black ou vine black

Teresa Borges

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cabelo brilhante, preto-azulado

Explanation:
Considerando que lacquered seria lacado ou envernizado, e imaginando-o, descreveria assim

Leonor Abecasis
Portugal
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

30 mins confidence:

cabelo laqueado azulão

Explanation:
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Clauwolf
Brazil
Local time: 12:13
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 160

1 hr confidence:

....seu cabelo com um laqueado "na cor" azul escuro, quase negro

Explanation:
Sug.

- Blue black, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost
black

- Blue black, a pigment of a blue black color. Ivory black, a fine kind of animal charcoal prepared by calcining ivory or bones. When ground it is the chief ...
dictionary.die.net/blue%20black

- 7 Jul 2008 ... negro e o vidro do Black Code da Armani com seu vidro laqueado azul escuro, lembra as lapelas de cetim de um smoking Giorgio Armani. ...
www.fashionbubbles.com/2008/porque-eu-mereco/

- a pigment of a blue black color. of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost black. See also: Black Blue. How to thank TFD for its existence? ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/Blue black

Marcos Antonio
Brazil
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 214

Reference comments

2 hrs

Reference: A propósito de blue-black ou vine black

Reference information:
VINE BLACK is also called Drop Black, Frankfort Black, Peach Black, Spanish Black and Blue Black. These blacks are made by burning grape vines, cork and other woods and vegetable products. The reason you don't hear much about Vine Black is that it has a reputation of being less pure and inferior to the other blacks. Peach Black was reputed to be the best of a bad bunch. They are bluish in undertone which explains why they used to commonly be called Blue Black.

Reference: http://habets-studio.blogspot.com/2008/09/vine-black-black-p...

Teresa Borges
Belgium
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 87