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16:02 Jul 14, 2010

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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty

Italian term or phrase: argento a caldo

Don't have much text. It's the description of a lipstick:

(blu o argento a caldo) PER LABBRA DA PROTAGONISTA

Thanks a lot
Dana

Dana Rinaldi KudoZ activity Questions: 196 (1 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 253
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Summary of answers provided

cast silver

cynthiatesser

hot foil

xxxMr Murray

Hor silver

Fabrizio Zambuto

Discussion entries: 2

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4 mins confidence:

cast silver

Explanation:
just an idea

cynthiatesser
Italy
Local time: 19:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian

13 mins confidence:

Hor silver

Explanation:
Argento a caldo is a printing method, and without more context I can't assume too much. Since we're talking about a lipstick, and presumably should be appealing, hot silver could be appropriated...:)
just another idea

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Note added at 13 mins (2010-07-14 16:15:56 GMT)
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oops, I meant Hot<b/>

Fabrizio Zambuto
Native speaker of:

Italian

50 mins confidence:

hot foil

Explanation:
'argento a caldo' is a technique for pressing thin sheets of foil and using it to decorate - similar to gold leaf - also known as 'foil imaging.'

[see Web reference 1 below]

I guess someone's invented a lipstick which mimics the colour/quality of this process.

I'd be tempted to call it 'metallic silver' or 'chrome' - but those words already exist in Italian - so it has to be a slightly literal translation.

foil (paper coated as with tin, used for wrapping, etc.) (paper mfg.), carta metallizzata.
[source Hoepli's The Complete Technical Dictionary]

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_imaging

xxxMr Murray
Italy
Native speaker of:

English
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