enscrespamento

English translation: frizziness

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Portuguese term or phrase:enscrespamento
English translation:frizziness
Entered by: Douglas Bissell

16:11 Sep 2, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
Portuguese term or phrase: enscrespamento
Text on a shampoo bottle:

cabelo suave e controlo do enscrespamento.

I have seen 'frizz' but that sounds a bit wierd to me. But then I can't read these damn bottles in the shower with my specs off anyway...
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 11:11
frizziness
Explanation:
frizziness
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:11
Grading comment
thanks Nick
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Summary of answers provided
5Frizz
Maurice Lisbona
5frizziness
Nick Taylor
3 +1frizz control/for soft, manageable, frizz-free hair.
Marian Vieyra
4 -1curling
airmailrpl


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Frizz


Explanation:
Frizz is the term used to determine this hair state/condition



Example sentence(s):
  • Use these products for frizz control

    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frizz
Maurice Lisbona
United States
Local time: 06:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
frizziness


Explanation:
frizziness


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frizziness
Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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thanks Nick
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
curling


Explanation:
enscrespamento => curling

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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-09-02 21:46:40 GMT)
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cabelo crespo => curly hair

"enscrespamento" does not exist in Portuguese
Encrespamiento exists in spanish

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 07:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Maurice Lisbona: Curling = cacheamento , não encrespamento
2 hrs
  -> IYHO ??
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
frizz control/for soft, manageable, frizz-free hair.


Explanation:
The translation needs to include the concept of 'controlo'.

For keeping frizz at bay, anti-frizz, see ref below for other ways of incorporating the idea of controlling frizz into the sentence.


    Reference: http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/fashion-beauty/...
Marian Vieyra
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maurice Lisbona
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, mlisbona Lisbona.
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