les cheveux se cassent la figure
English translation: The hair(style) loses its shape
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| 18:45 Oct 13, 2015 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Hair | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Jennifer White United Kingdom Local time: 11:37 | ||||||
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hair worn down can take away from your look Explanation: This is just my first impression on reading that first bullet point, without having done any research, but I think she may be referring to the fact that hair worn down can sometimes look messy/detract from an overall look (like sometimes you might pull your hair back to keep a clean look/keep the focus on your clothes). Par contre, I have no idea what she means by "accidents", so take this with a grain of salt. I have definitely seen the idea in a fashion context of keeping hair simple/clean/pulled back to keep the focus on the clothes, though. |
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13 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1(slightly disheveled) hair softens the face Explanation: I have a different feeling from the text. It seems that the loose pony tail, the messy chignon and locks of hair falling against the face make an "artfully disheveled " look that is very much in fashion, perhaps a throwback to the 70s. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.brit.co/pretty-messy-hairstyles/ Reference: http://www.refinery29.com/messy-hair-makeup-styles#slide |
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1 hr confidence:
hair fails Explanation: It does not appears as expected by the hairdresser -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2015-10-13 20:59:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.pinterest.com/explore/hair-fails/ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2015-10-14 13:40:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Erratum: APPEAR instead of appearS |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1The hair(style) loses its shape Explanation: Just a suggestion here, but think this is the general idea. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2015-10-13 21:33:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- eg: "Those of you with tight curls will notice a reduction in the bulk. Loose wavy and curly hair loses its shape which makes it much harder to maintain your hairstyle" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2015-10-13 21:35:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (http://www.frizzoff.com/IndoorHeating.aspx) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2015-10-14 18:12:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or: loses its pazazz or: sometimes you have a bad hair day. |
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2 days 18 hrs confidence:
sometimes hairdoes fall flat (on) spoil/kill the fashion line/style Explanation: suggestion se casser le cou to fall flat on one's face, go bankrup Reference: http://dictionnaire.reverso.net/francais-definition/se%20cas... |
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