drop dead red

French translation: rouge fatal

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English term or phrase:	drop dead red
French translation:	rouge fatal
Entered by:	CHENOUMI (X)

07:45 Nov 6, 2003

English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / Cosmetics

English term or phrase: drop dead red

Step 5: Apply faux lashes and top them with a lengthening mascara to make them extra bat-worthy. Mally used Sephora Fake-It Lash Duo, $6, and Bourjois Coup de Theatre False Lash Illusion - Duo Mascara in Noir Diva 11, $16.

LIPS
**drop dead red**

Step 6: Line lips with a neutral hued liner to prep lips and enhance the shape.

CHENOUMI (X)

rouge vamp

Explanation:
Ce rouge est disponible en 15 teintes, du rose lolita au rouge vamp, en passant par ...
http://www.ciao.fr/Gemey_water_shine_diamonds__Avis_556521

http://www.mbolo.diouda.fr/htm/general_pages/page.fiche.prod...

Jennifer Grant: Chanel Vamp and Wild Honey lipsticks, Valerie "Passion" lipstick.
http://www.thelipstickpage.com/star.shtml

Ou encore rouge vermillon (comme dans les vieux films!)

Rouge vermillon ou passion

Le rouge rouge est une couleur de vamp, de maîtresse, de méticuleuse aussi, car il bave facilement; il faut le pinceau de Paloma Picasso pour l'appliquer.
http://www.ledevoir.com/2002/05/17/1274.html

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Un autre, pas mal non plus: rouge fatal

ROUGES À LÈVRES prix : 6, BEIGE NATUREL, ROSE SUBLIME, BOIS DE ROSE, ROSE PÉTILLANT.
ROUGE VIOLENT, CASSIS, HOUPETTE, **ROUGE FATAL**.
http://www.t-beauty.com/catalogb.asp

Le bleu regard s’escorte de rouge fatal, voilà le glamour total ! ...
http://www.j-mag.ch/36fr/tendances/tendances.htm

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Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 11:37

Grading comment

Fatal (resulting in death (to); (deadly, sure to kill.) J'ai adopté ta dernière suggestion > rouge fatal pcq'elle se rapproche bcp plus de "drop dead". Gare à ceux qui s'en approchent !
Merci à tous.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

Rouge coup-de-foudre / roupe passion

Jean-Luc Dumont

3 +3

rouge vamp

Jérôme Haushalter

Rouge "Mourir de toi"

Pierre POUSSIN

3 +1

Rouge fatal

Lucile d'Aubarede

rouge stop

jemo

1 -2

Gillian Anderson "la mortelle rousse"

Francis MARC

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

12 mins confidence:

Rouge "Mourir de toi"

Explanation:
Une variante "ravageuse"...

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of:

French

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

Gillian Anderson "la mortelle rousse"

Explanation:
allusion à l'actrice

- Piper Maru est aussi le nom de la fille de Gillian Anderson, Piper Maru Anderson. ”Maru” signifie calme, paisible, en polynésien. Le mot signifie aussi ”navire” en japonais (d’ailleurs tous les navires japonais incluent maru dans leur nom). En outre, l’inscription ”Drop Dead Red” fait référence aussi à Gillian Anderson ”la mortelle rousse”...^
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... and the boat is named Drop Dead Red in tribute to Gillian Anderson. As any good X-Phile should know 0 of 0 people found this comment helpful. Did you? ...
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... Drop Dead Red has done more for the bob than anyone in recent history. ... of the makeup
artist making a wild attempt to make barely-25-year-old Gillian look as ...
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 63

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

rouge vamp

Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

Rouge coup-de-foudre / roupe passion

Explanation:
Rouge (belle) à tomber par terre

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rouge - oops :-)

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Note added at 31 mins (2003-11-06 08:16:59 GMT)
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Rouge émotion

Rouge à-bouche-que-veux-tu

Rouge Immanquable

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

12 hrs confidence:

rouge stop

Explanation:
rouge embuscade
rouge piège
rouge carabine
rouge de course
rouge de chasse
rouge flèche
rouge attrape
rouge attrape-tout
rouge tout rouge
rouge impair et passe
rouge jackpot
rouge arrête tout
rouge bouge
rouge déménage
rouge pirate
rouge bop a lula

jemo
United States
Local time: 05:37
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 8

6 days confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Rouge fatal

Explanation:
au lieu d'assassin, qui me semble un peu fort (et encore...)
à votre guise !

Lucile d'Aubarede
France
Local time: 11:37
Native speaker of:

French

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