Italian to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) / massage
Italian term or phrase:estetista
I need a generic term for estetista and I'm loath to use "beautician". Although the text I'm dealing with here does concern massage (so I could go with masseur/masseuse, if I had to), I think massage may only be one of many different treatments the estetista/e carry out. Any ideas?
Out of all the perfectly valid answers, this is what I went for in the end - thanks Kate, and thanks to everyone for their input. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
My daughter is a beauty consultant. She has a salon and offers all beauty treatments from pre-wedding make up, facials, waxing, nails and a huge range of different massages, including the holistic and alternative.
I hear what you're saying, but how much is any word worth in a translation? We all post words on this site which are worth very little in monetary terms at the end of the day! The stock translation of estetista is beautician I know but it just doesn't cut the mustard for me. Maybe I'm just nit-picking...
Hi Carly, just a thought, I mean this is definitely not my field but estetista in Italian is pretty simply about looks. Why waste time on finding an English word which probably describes the position more accurately than the Italian? I mean, throw a coin, pick one and get on to the next word.
Beautician, to my mind, is someone who carries out beauty treatments like facials, eyebrow plucking etc. I'm looking for a term that includes other non-beauty related treatments ("well-being" treatments, if you will) like, in my case, massage.
Kate C Italy Local time: 11:22 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 8
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Out of all the perfectly valid answers, this is what I went for in the end - thanks Kate, and thanks to everyone for their input.
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Reference information: I do see Carly's point, but rooting around I found this job description of a beautician, which also includes massages (although not "heavy duty" massages).
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