Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bijou de peau autocollant
English translation:
self-adhesive body jewellery
Added to glossary by
Parrot
Aug 7, 2001 05:24
22 yrs ago
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French term
bijou de peau autocollant
French to English
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I've lived in mainland Europe too long. What's this called (standard) in English? And BTW, what do you call the parallel Indian tradition of them? (Not the bindus, but the kinkier ornaments, like sea-horses and the like).
Proposed translations
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| 0 | self-adhesive body jewellery/body art |
CLS Lexi-tech
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| 0 | transfer |
JabTrad
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| 0 | Mehandi |
Carolyn Denoncourt
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self-adhesive body jewellery/body art
I found this site
http://yougottahaveit.com/bodyjewelry.html
This tattoo looks great on the belly button! Green, red, blue, pink, and clear jewels make up this tattoo. Self-adhesive tattoos for temporary use on your body and face. Don't use on sensitive skin.
Self-adhesive is very important to distinguish it from "body piercing jewellery" about which sites abound.
regards
Paola L M
http://yougottahaveit.com/bodyjewelry.html
This tattoo looks great on the belly button! Green, red, blue, pink, and clear jewels make up this tattoo. Self-adhesive tattoos for temporary use on your body and face. Don't use on sensitive skin.
Self-adhesive is very important to distinguish it from "body piercing jewellery" about which sites abound.
regards
Paola L M
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Comment: "Thanks, Paola. And thanks too, Carolyn, but I wasn't referring to Mehandi. Its the fact that Indian ladies have been sticking on similar things for ages without ritual significance (originally the bindu had a message code, but lately you find all sorts of plastic stick-ons)."
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transfer
A transfer is a non-permanent self-adhesive tattoo popular among kids.
I'm afraid I don't know about the Indian origins.
I'm afraid I don't know about the Indian origins.
29 mins
Carolyn Denoncourt
United States
United States
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United States
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
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Mehandi
For the Indian art, are you thinking of mehandi?
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