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sfinare il volto

English translation: a cut that makes my face look slimmer


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Italian term or phrase:sfinare il volto
English translation:a cut that makes my face look slimmer
Entered by: Pnina
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12:02 Jan 24, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
Italian term or phrase: sfinare il volto
"Ho un viso ovale ma paffuto. Cerco un taglio di capelli che sfina il volto."
Pnina
Israel
Local time: 20:48
to make my face look slimmer/thinner
Explanation:
points of view, but I'd use a passive here

also:
a cut that makes my face look slimmer/thinner

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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-01-24 18:40:45 GMT)
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SFINI, however, not sfina (colloquial, low level)
Selected response from:

xxxR.C.
Local time: 19:48
Grading comment
Thanks to all, especially to Raffaella and Rachel.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5to make my face look slimmer/thinnerxxxR.C.
4 +3slims the face
Cedric Randolph
4for a slimmer lookpotra


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
slims the face


Explanation:
I'd put it this way

Cedric Randolph
Italy
Local time: 19:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nina Storey
1 min
  -> Thanks, Nina

agree  Sonia Atkinson
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Sonia

agree  Elda Shuaipi
31 mins
  -> Thanks, ELDA
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
for a slimmer look


Explanation:
I am looking for a haircut for a slimmer look.

potra
United States
Local time: 13:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to make my face look slimmer/thinner


Explanation:
points of view, but I'd use a passive here

also:
a cut that makes my face look slimmer/thinner

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Note added at 6 hrs (2011-01-24 18:40:45 GMT)
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SFINI, however, not sfina (colloquial, low level)

xxxR.C.
Local time: 19:48
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all, especially to Raffaella and Rachel.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Fell: or "that makes/that'll make my face look..."
4 hrs

agree  Richard Sanders: agree
4 hrs

agree  missdutch
7 hrs

agree  Ernestine Shargool
11 hrs

agree  gallagy2: ...."slimmer" (thinner is negative)
12 hrs
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Jan 25, 2011 - Changes made by Pnina:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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