stringy hair

Portuguese translation: cabelo oleoso

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English term or phrase:stringy hair
Portuguese translation:cabelo oleoso
Entered by: Always Learning

10:37 Dec 16, 2012
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty / tipos de cabelo
English term or phrase: stringy hair
Contexto: tipo de cabelo.
Frase: If you have stringy hair, you just have to learn to cope with it.
Qual o correspondente em PT do Brasil?
Always Learning
cabelo oleoso
Explanation:
Eu tenho certeza que é isso mas não sei se tem um termo mais adequado.

É aquela aparência de cabelo "sujo" que já não foi lavado há algum tempo.
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Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 12:23
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3cabelo oleoso
Luiza Modesto
4stringy hair cabelos sem vida
Paula Cr


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cabelo oleoso


Explanation:
Eu tenho certeza que é isso mas não sei se tem um termo mais adequado.

É aquela aparência de cabelo "sujo" que já não foi lavado há algum tempo.

Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 12:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

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agree  Claudio Mazotti: ou seboso
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agree  Marlene Curtis
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agree  Antonio Chagas
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stringy hair cabelos sem vida


Explanation:
stringy hair não é necessariamente um cabelo oleoso, eu usaria o termo cabelos sem vida

Paula Cr
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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