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scientific patina

English translation: pretending to be scientific

07:19 Feb 25, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Cosmetics, Beauty
English term or phrase: scientific patina
With its scientific patina, Clinique would have saleswomen wearing laboratory coats and wielding penlights to carefully examine the skin of customers.
Shirley Fan
Local time: 15:50
Selected answer:pretending to be scientific
Explanation:
saleswomen do not usually wear lab coats so the company wants to create the illusion that a lot of research and science went into the development of the products
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 09:50
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3 +5pretending to be scientific
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pretending to be scientific


Explanation:
saleswomen do not usually wear lab coats so the company wants to create the illusion that a lot of research and science went into the development of the products

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
8 mins
agree  Soledad Caño
37 mins
agree  Max Nuijens
50 mins
agree  Lalit Sati
1 hr
agree  Gary D: Pretence of having been coated with (made out of a great scientific discovery)scientific knowledge.
3 hrs
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