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Jul 14, 2015 10:55
8 yrs ago
Italian term

parallela (noun(sostantivo)

Non-PRO Italian to English Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion hair styling (cut lines)
I know what "la parallela" is in Italian, in women's hairstyling terminology. It's the vertical line that goes up the head from one ear to the other, passing over the crown.

What is it in English?

Here's an example of how it's used in a cut guide for hair stylists:

"tracciare la meridiana e parallela così da creare 4 settori"
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 horizontal
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PRO (2): Maria Fokin, JudyC

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Discussion

Maria Fokin Jul 14, 2015:
I understand your concern, it does sound strange if you are not used to the terminology. However, I would avoid over complicating the term.
"ear-to-ear part" (as here: http://www.vintagehair.com/blog/blog1.php/how-to-part-hair-f... is sufficient

And leave out "vertical" as it may lead to confusion because when you are looking down on someone's head, that line is not vertical at all. It is actually perpendicular to the vertical.
Tom in London (asker) Jul 14, 2015:
@ Maria Yes, I understand that from the hairdresser's viewpoint, the line I am describing runs horizontally. So "parallel" to the floor (which is the background of the hairdresser's field of vision). I'm just not too happy about calling it "the parallel" in English. As you say, I'll probably opt for a different form of words, such as "vertical ear-to-ear sectioning line".
Maria Fokin Jul 14, 2015:
you can also use
nose-to-spine and ear-to-ear parts for meridiana and parallela, as in this link:
http://killerstrands.blogspot.it/2014/07/application-of-hair...
the options are many
Maria Fokin Jul 14, 2015:
you could also completely avoid using the term. here are some examples of hair sectioning explanations:

T-parting
...Start by parting off the hair at the back of the head from one side to the other at a point approximately one inch behind the ears. As you face the mirror with your head tilted slightly forward, this will have created a horizontal line across the scalp.
http://www.hairfinder.com/hair2/t-parting.htm

Typically, stylists divide the hair into four sections to prepare for applying color. The hair is parted down the center from front to back, and then from ear to ear across the crown section. This gives four even sections of hair to work with, and keeps the areas not being worked out of the way.
http://www.hairfinder.com/hair2/sectionhair.htm
Maria Fokin Jul 14, 2015:
Tom, if you are standing behind someone with their head tilted back, the horizontal bar of a cross positioned over the head corresponds perfectly with the "parallela". You are looking at the head from above, not from the side. The vertical line, on the other hand, passes where your standard center part would fall.
Tom in London (asker) Jul 14, 2015:
NOT "horizontal" The point is that it isn't horizontal. The line passes *vertically* over the head.

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr

horizontal

Fundamentals and cutting techniques
Partings are lines that subdivide sections of hair in order to separate, distribute and control the hair while cutting. The most common parting lines are horizontal, diagonal and vertical.
http://www.ehaircollege.com/Resources/Module9/LESSON 13.pdf

part the hair horizontally and vertically creating four sections


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Note added at 1 hr (2015-07-14 12:10:00 GMT)
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or
trace a horizontal and a vertical line dividing the hair into four sections.

parallela = horizontal line
Peer comment(s):
agree Peter Cox
3 hrs
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