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  3. Cosmetics, Beauty

sheer plum

French translation: prune satiné

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:sheer plum
French translation:prune satiné
Entered by: Franck Le Gac (X)

09:12 May 12, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cosmetics, Beauty / programme sur les 'secrets de star'
English term or phrase: sheer plum
Ton/couleur de rouge à lèvres. 'Prune' tout court, ou faut-il préciser en traduisant 'sheer'? Merci pour toute suggestion.
Franck Le Gac (X)
Local time: 17:56
prune satiné
Explanation:
C'est le terme consacré
Selected response from:

Nathalie Reis
Local time: 16:56
Grading comment
Thank you all for your feedback; marketing, as usual, tends to complicate the situation, and not for the better in my opinion. I also found 'satiné' for 'sheer' (regarding make-up) in my HCR dictionary, so I will stick to that. Thank you all again, and thank you Nathalie!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5prune satiné
Nathalie Reis
4 +1voir définition de sheer ci-dessous
Francoise St Marc
3more ideas
Sandra C.
2prune fine
carlie602


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
prune satiné


Explanation:
C'est le terme consacré

Nathalie Reis
Local time: 16:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 46
Grading comment
Thank you all for your feedback; marketing, as usual, tends to complicate the situation, and not for the better in my opinion. I also found 'satiné' for 'sheer' (regarding make-up) in my HCR dictionary, so I will stick to that. Thank you all again, and thank you Nathalie!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mayaita
3 mins
  -> Merci
disagree  alx: non, satiné serait plutôt "glitter": 1 RàL satiné contient des paillettes et ce n'est pas ici l'ID.
1 hr
  -> Je suis vraiment désolée, mais satine n'implque pas de paillettes, mais simplement un aspect lisse et brillant. Cf dictionnaires (Petit Robert pour sens de satiné et Robert & Collins pour une traduction instantanée du terme Sheer en maquillage)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5

29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
voir définition de sheer ci-dessous


Explanation:
Terms Translations
1. sheer [adj.] absolu, -e [adj.], pur, -e [adj.], transparent, -e [adj.]

vous avez le choix...:))

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Note added at 2 hrs 42 mins (2005-05-12 11:54:58 GMT)
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sheer s\'utilise aussi pour des bas ou des collants (par opposiiton à opaque):

.. Our store has RHT ultra sheer stockings in three styles, 7 denier, 10 denier,
... We have sheer stockings, opaque stockings, thigh highs and fully ...
www.stockingirl.com/ - 19k

exemple pour rouge à lèvres transparent:

... Moisture Sheer Lipstick SPF 15 Rouge Hydratant Tendre Indice 15 Rouge à lèvres tendre par sa texture et par ses qualités : la couleur transparente ...
www.fr.clinique.com/templates/products/ sp_shaded.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT1002&PRODUCT_ID=PROD1110

... et seulement une touche de couleur sur les lèvres, comme un \" gloss \" ou un rouge à lèvres transparent, plus connu sous le nom de \" sheer \" ou \" tint \". ...
www.amabilia.com/contenu/maquillage/sec03_48.html

Francoise St Marc
France
Local time: 17:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  alx: prune brillant, opposé à mat
1 hr
  -> mercin mais je pense qu'on a le choix entre transparent (par opposiiton aux rouges à couvrant) ou 'absolu (mais ça c'est plutôt marketing!)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
more ideas


Explanation:
going with synonyms here:
prune claire, ou légère ou vaporeuse; ou translucide

bonne chance!

Sandra C.
France
Local time: 17:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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