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morocha- castaña

English translation: dark haired - chesnut

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Spanish term or phrase:morocha- castaña
English translation:dark haired - chesnut
Entered by: Maria Otero

15:05 Apr 13, 2005
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Spanish term or phrase: morocha- castaña
En unas preguntas y respuestas tengo opciones como ser:
morocha
castaña
(como dos cosas diferentes)
No sé como traducirlo porque los dos es pelo oscuro, aunque castaña debería ser un poco más claro, no?
Valeria Vitale
Argentina
Local time: 09:48
dark haired - chesnut
Explanation:
morocho1 -cha adj (AmS fam) (de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; (de piel oscura) dark


castaño1 -ña adj ‹ pelo › chestnut; ‹ ojos › brown

Espero te ayude
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Maria Otero
Spain
Local time: 13:48
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1dark-haired.... brown-haired
margaret caulfield
5brown - auburn haired
Judy Rojas
4 +1brunette, chestnut-colored
marybro
4dark haired - chesnut
Maria Otero
4dark brunette/light brunette
teju


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
morocha- castaña
brown - auburn haired


Explanation:
Morocha = brown haired
Castaña = auburn haired

Judy Rojas
Chile
Local time: 09:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  marybro: I always thought auburn was castaña rojiza...(a medium red-brown shade) / Thanks Ricardo...Saludos...I was just clarifying for myself...we all say blonde, brunette, brown, but there are SO many shades (:>)
28 mins
  -> True, but there are so many shades of hair color that these are the simplified terms
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dark haired - chesnut


Explanation:
morocho1 -cha adj (AmS fam) (de pelo oscuro) dark, dark-haired; (de piel oscura) dark


castaño1 -ña adj ‹ pelo › chestnut; ‹ ojos › brown

Espero te ayude

Maria Otero
Spain
Local time: 13:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
morocha- castaña
brunette, chestnut-colored


Explanation:
another option

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-04-13 15:15:29 GMT)
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chestnut colored:
http://felist.com/archive/medi a.sptimes/200406/11025333.html



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Note added at 11 mins (2005-04-13 15:17:20 GMT)
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A 16-year-old girl with chestnut-colored hair
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?c ontent=news&cat=1&id=333550

Her alarm was set for 5:30 each morning so she could wash her long chestnut-colored
hair. After blow-drying and brushing, she’d head downstairs
http://www.augustaparent.com/w ayiseeit.html

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-04-13 15:18:23 GMT)
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bru·nette (brû-nĕt\')
adj.
Having dark or brown hair



marybro
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
20 mins
  -> thanks gaby...there are so many hair color shades nowadays (:>)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
morocha- castaña
dark brunette/light brunette


Explanation:
Shades of color.

teju
Local time: 06:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 67
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dark-haired.... brown-haired


Explanation:
"dark-haired" can cover all tones of dark (including black), while "brown-haired" means just that: someone with brown hair or "brunette".

margaret caulfield
Local time: 13:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
7 hrs
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