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Assouplissement

English translation: Softening

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French term or phrase:Assouplissement
English translation:Softening
Entered by: Dana Pottratz

11:55 Dec 16, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cosmetics, Beauty / Hair treatments
French term or phrase: Assouplissement
I'm looking to distinguish between these three terms, in a list of services offered by a beauty salon.

Défrisage
Assouplissement
Lissage

Thanks in advance,

Dana
Dana Pottratz
France
Local time: 04:18
Softening
Explanation:
de-frizzing and straightening.
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 05:18
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5Softening
Nadia Ayoub
4suppling-up
Tarik Boussetta


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Softening


Explanation:
de-frizzing and straightening.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 05:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=smoothing softenin...
11 mins
  -> Many thanks Liz :)
agree  Kate Hudson (X)
21 mins
  -> Many thanks Kate :)
agree  Ahmed Alami
30 mins
  -> Many thanks Ahmed :)
agree  mimi 254
46 mins
  -> Many thanks Mimi :)
agree  carolynf: straightening, softening, smoothing (if the context is hair...)
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Many thanks Carolyn :)
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
suppling-up


Explanation:
suppling-up

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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-12-17 00:10:17 GMT)
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see softening >>>> http://bab.la/dictionary.php?translate=softening&translateHi...

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masculine noun

(of leather, woollens) softening; NOT THE SKIN
(of washing) conditioning;
(sports) faire des ~s or des exercices d'~ to limber up;
(of rules, policy, attitude) relaxing.


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'assouplissement' found in these entries:
English:
relaxation

assouplissement: WordReference French-English Dictionary © 2008
assouplissement nm suppling up



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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-12-17 00:16:23 GMT)
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softening
(nom)


amollissement [masc.].
assourdissement (lumière) [masc.].
avachissement (cuir) [masc.].
détrempe (technique) [fém.].
radoucissement [masc.].
ramollissement [masc.].
adoucissement [masc.].


Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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