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セルブ？　(handwriting help)

English translation: celebrities

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Japanese term or phrase:セレブ
English translation:celebrities
Entered by: KathyT

04:33 Aug 15, 2006
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty
Japanese term or phrase: セルブ？　(handwriting help)
Please see "Picture 4" at the link below, the word underlined in red.

http://www.pmtranslations.com/proz.htm

Looks like セルブ, but that makes no sense to me.

Thanks.
conejo
United States
Local time: 11:10
(short for) celebrities
Explanation:
です。
Lots of celebrities come by that shop, so she can check out what they're wearing ;-)
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KathyT
Australia
Local time: 02:10
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone! Thanks for helping out with all this!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4(short for) celebrities
KathyT
5 +2celebrity
jsl (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
セレブ
(short for) celebrities


Explanation:
です。
Lots of celebrities come by that shop, so she can check out what they're wearing ;-)

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone! Thanks for helping out with all this!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kurt Hammond
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Kurt.
agree  Will Matter
24 mins
  -> Thanks, Will.
agree  isoyo
28 mins
  -> Thanks, isoyo-san.
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: i may assume the usage of celebrities (se re bu in Japanese) is a little different between two languages. -
48 mins
  -> Thankｓ, mulberryfield.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
celebrity


Explanation:
It is セレブ, the shortened form of "celebrity."

jsl (X)
Local time: 01:10
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kurt Hammond
2 mins
agree  Yasu Hosomatsu: Agree. 「セレブ」means movie/TV personalities and or singers/actors. It also means "famous" people.
4 mins
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