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Unghiile roase

English translation: bitten nails


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Romanian term or phrase:Unghiile roase
English translation:bitten nails
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01:52 Sep 6, 2009
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Romanian term or phrase: Unghiile roase
Care ar fi traducerea cea mai potrivita pentru "unghiile roase?"
Mersi mult!
Julia de Vargas
Local time: 06:30
bitten nails
Explanation:
... nail biting is a common oral compulsive habit in children and adults, affecting around 30% of children between 7 to 10 years and 45% of teenagers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_biting

bitten fingertips
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Adde
Romania
Local time: 14:30
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Mersi mult!
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4 +9bitten nails
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bitten nails


Explanation:
... nail biting is a common oral compulsive habit in children and adults, affecting around 30% of children between 7 to 10 years and 45% of teenagers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nail_biting

bitten fingertips

Adde
Romania
Local time: 14:30
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Mersi mult!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Diaconu
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agree  Word_Wise
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agree  · george ·
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agree  Ştefania Iordan
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agree  Stefangelo DPSI
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agree  adami: Or `gnawed`, for variation.
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agree  Aba-Carina: chewed nails, still for variation
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agree  MMUK: Cu placere
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agree  Irina-Maria Foray
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Sep 7, 2009 - Changes made by Adde:
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