"tchas"

English translation: clean cut..smooth..well clipped..flowing..

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English term or phrase:"tchas" is a Creole term describing the back of men's head after a hair cut
Selected answer:clean cut..smooth..well clipped..flowing..
Entered by: airmailrpl

23:48 Jul 15, 2002
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
English term or phrase: "tchas"
"tchas" is a Creole term describing the back of men's head after a cut in general.

This is for the purpose of a linguistic comparative study. I would appeciate it if you could help me find an equivalent in English.
Thanks for helping.
CHENOUMI (X)
clean cut..smooth..well clipped..flowing..
Explanation:
"tchas" is a Creole term describing the back of men's head after a hair cut.
Selected response from:

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 09:46
Grading comment
Thank you all for your efforts into this. I know it wasn't going to be easy to find a perfect equivalent. However, Airmail's answer combines the "clean cut" with the "smoothness" ideas of the Creole noun. I appreciate Leff's promptness, RVillaronga's humility... :), Cecilia's suggestions. As to Ñåðãåé Ëóçàí, if you want to provide a German answer for this, you may do so in my German posting. Marianne, your answer was also very good. I wish I could share the points... THANK YOU ALL!
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5May I suggest that you write PUYÔ
Parrot
5clean cut..smooth..well clipped..flowing..
airmailrpl
5nape of the neck
Сергей Лузан
4Close-cropped
MarianneH
3occiput
leff
1BTHOOM!
rvillaronga


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


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occiput


Explanation:
it\'s a general name of back part of head or skull
[Webster\'s]

leff
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in pair: 19
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BTHOOM!


Explanation:
Beats The Hell Outta Me!!!!

:)

P/S: No sé!

rvillaronga
United States
Local time: 07:46
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May I suggest that you write PUYÔ


Explanation:
in the Tagalog to English combination and listen to the feedback?
These are household words used when speaking of babies, for example...

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Сергей Лузан: See my answer below.
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clean cut..smooth..well clipped..flowing..


Explanation:
"tchas" is a Creole term describing the back of men's head after a hair cut.

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1195
Grading comment
Thank you all for your efforts into this. I know it wasn't going to be easy to find a perfect equivalent. However, Airmail's answer combines the "clean cut" with the "smoothness" ideas of the Creole noun. I appreciate Leff's promptness, RVillaronga's humility... :), Cecilia's suggestions. As to Ñåðãåé Ëóçàí, if you want to provide a German answer for this, you may do so in my German posting. Marianne, your answer was also very good. I wish I could share the points... THANK YOU ALL!
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
nape of the neck


Explanation:
Good luck, CHENOUMI19!
Would you be so kind, as to put the answer in German? I´ll gladly answer it you as well (just kiddin´)

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Note added at 2002-07-16 09:40:37 (GMT)
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above the nape of the neck



Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:46
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 49
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Close-cropped


Explanation:
When the hair is cut very short and usually quite straight. It would help very much if we could see a picture of what you are describing, I think.

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Note added at 2002-07-16 15:08:16 (GMT)
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Stumbled across this as well, which might interest you:
http://www.thejapanesepage.com/hair.htm
Don\'t worry about Japanese characters, most of the page is in English


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MarianneH
PRO pts in pair: 4
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