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медные локоны

English translation: auburn locks


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Russian term or phrase:медные локоны
English translation:auburn locks
Entered by: Jack Doughty
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13:28 Apr 17, 2008
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Russian term or phrase: медные локоны
Да и он явно был очарован мной: комплиментам моим медным локонам, сиявшим под солнцем
M. Ali Bayraktar
Turkey
Local time: 18:09
auburn locks
Explanation:
"Locks" is a rather old-fashioned word for curls, but more suitable in this context I think.
A song about a girl who didn't like her auburn hair can be found here:
http://www.halhkmusic.com/shopgirl/tsg19.html
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Jack Doughty
Local time: 16:09
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8auburn locks
Jack Doughty
3 +1bronze curls
Nico Rhodionoff
4[copper] red curls
Fernsucht
2copper thatch
erika rubinstein


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[copper] red curls


Explanation:
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Fernsucht
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 9
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bronze curls


Explanation:


Nico Rhodionoff
India
Local time: 20:39
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nurzhan KZ
8 mins
  -> спасибо!
neutral  Rachel Douglas: "Сияние шапок этих медных", but not "bronze" for somebody's hair. It sounds as if she has so much hairspray on that her curls are absolutely immobile, set in stone, or - in this case - bronze.
15 mins
  -> Rachel, thank you very much!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
auburn locks


Explanation:
"Locks" is a rather old-fashioned word for curls, but more suitable in this context I think.
A song about a girl who didn't like her auburn hair can be found here:
http://www.halhkmusic.com/shopgirl/tsg19.html

Jack Doughty
Local time: 16:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Douglas
5 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Nico Rhodionoff: это очень красивый вариант!
6 mins
  -> Спасибо.
agree  The Misha
14 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Larissa B
32 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  George Koundelev
55 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Vitals
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  Tigran Mikaelian
12 hrs
  -> Тhank you.
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
copper thatch


Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 17:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rachel Douglas: Where, on the roof? Here are 2 pix of what "copper thatch" might look like as hair: http://www.toybugs.com/acatalog/boy-rag-doll.jpg http://www.notjustballoons.co.uk/acatalog/rag_doll_boy.jpg
14 mins
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Apr 21, 2008 - Changes made by Jack Doughty:
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