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manicure technician, nail artist

Swedish translation: nagelteknolog, nagelkonstnär


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:manicure technician, nail artist
Swedish translation:nagelteknolog, nagelkonstnär
Entered by: Viachaslau Baranau
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13:07 Aug 30, 2009
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Medical - Cosmetics, Beauty
English term or phrase: manicure technician, nail artist
What is the most natural way to speak about this profession in Swedish?

is manikyrare accepted? (google search results are extremely poor)
TIA
Viachaslau Baranau
Sweden
Local time: 18:12
nagelteknolog, nagelkonstnär
Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-08-30 22:47:01 GMT)
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"Nagelteknolog" yields 4100 Swedish Google hits, "nagelkonstnär" yields 32.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-08-30 22:48:47 GMT)
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"Nagelartist" yields only 4 Swedish Google hits.
Selected response from:

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 18:12
Grading comment
if it were not for the peer agreement, i would be at a loss :-)
Thanx, Sven.
Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3nagelteknolog, nagelkonstnär
Sven Petersson
4nagelskulptör
CristinaK
5 -1manikyrist
Anders Kohler
4manikyrtekniker, nagelartist
Ulf Norlinger


  

Answers


30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
manikyrtekniker, nagelartist


Explanation:
I will try to help you as you have helped so many others here... ;-)

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Note added at 35 minuter (2009-08-30 13:43:02 GMT)
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The second URL was not directly relevant for your enquire. Here are a better one:
http://www.lackman.se/pdf/airbrushutrustning.htm

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Note added at 36 minuter (2009-08-30 13:44:17 GMT)
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For new URL see under "Dekormålning på fingernaglar"

Example sentence(s):
  • För manikyrtekniker klassiskt manikyr diplom från erkänd skola/utbildning tex. LCN Manikyrist, hudterapeut utbildning/ Kosmetolog eller annan godkänd Nagelskola.
  • Medan de flest nagelartister använder sig av HP-A, föredrar den prisbelönta nagelartisten, författaren och instruktören Laura Morgan en HP-B.

    Reference: http://www.lcn.se/pdf/kursinfo.pdf
    Reference: http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/yrken/YrkesBeskrivning.aspx...
Ulf Norlinger
Sweden
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Li Redenaa
10 mins
  -> Tack Li! Det känns bra att få medhåll av en kvinna. :-)

neutral  Sven Petersson: Please see notes added under my answer!
9 hrs

disagree  ~ Jeanette ~: nagelteknolog eller nagelterapeut enligt en vän i branschen
10 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
manikyrist


Explanation:
This is the most common term.



    Reference: http://www.arbetsformedlingen.se/yrken/YrkesBeskrivning.aspx...
Anders Kohler
Bulgaria
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Swedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ulf Norlinger: Manikyrtekniker och manikyrartister är specialområdesorienterade manikyrister.
5 mins
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
nagelteknolog, nagelkonstnär


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-08-30 22:47:01 GMT)
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"Nagelteknolog" yields 4100 Swedish Google hits, "nagelkonstnär" yields 32.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-08-30 22:48:47 GMT)
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"Nagelartist" yields only 4 Swedish Google hits.

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
if it were not for the peer agreement, i would be at a loss :-)
Thanx, Sven.
Thank you Ladies and Gentlemen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ulf Norlinger: Nä, vad har du fått det ifrån... :-|
46 mins
  -> Google them!

agree  ~ Jeanette ~: nagelterapeut även vanligt, beror på hur många olika material man hanterar
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  Susanne Hallander: nagelteknolog vanligast förekommande
8 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!

agree  amgt: Interesting to see all these men doing this translation ;o)
22 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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3 days19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nagelskulptör


Explanation:
This is a very common term in the beauty industry.


CristinaK
Sweden
Local time: 18:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish
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