Aug 10, 2010 21:50
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
copete
Spanish to English
Other
Slang
It appears the speaker is talking about a part of his wife's hairstyle that protrudes from the front, possibly comparing it to the crest of a rooster. I don't think "crest" is used for hairstyles though.
Te recuerdas la primera vez que te besé? Ya casi me sacabas un ojo con ese copete?
Te recuerdas la primera vez que te besé? Ya casi me sacabas un ojo con ese copete?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Bang /fringe |
Michael McCann
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| 3 +2 | tuft; quiff |
Maria
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| 5 | hairdo |
guillen
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References
| Quiff |
Christine Walsh
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Proposed translations
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Bang /fringe
In the latter part of the 20th century, ladies would have their hair cut straight across their foreheads in a "bang". The "copete" for me is always the quiff of hair which is swept BACK from the forehead and more on a man than on a woman. If swept back, it would not get in the way.
Note from asker:
| Yes, I was informed by my wife that bangs could be particularly prominent in some hairstyles of the 80s in the US. Some cultures retain these hairstyles even today. |
| I think it is always used in the plural form though. |
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3 mins
tuft; quiff
cuando se trata de pelo se usa tuft or quiff, de acuerdo con el diccionario Oxford.
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Note added at 4 minutos (2010-08-10 21:55:16 GMT)
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tuft: Definition from Answers.com tuft n. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together.
www.answers.com/topic/tuft - Cached - Similar
tuft - Definition of tuft at YourDictionary.com noun. a bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. growing closely together or attached at the base; any similar cluster; specif.,. a clump of plants or trees ...
www.yourdictionary.com/tuft -
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Note added at 4 minutos (2010-08-10 21:55:16 GMT)
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tuft: Definition from Answers.com tuft n. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together.
www.answers.com/topic/tuft - Cached - Similar
tuft - Definition of tuft at YourDictionary.com noun. a bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. growing closely together or attached at the base; any similar cluster; specif.,. a clump of plants or trees ...
www.yourdictionary.com/tuft -
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Soledad Guzmán Rodríguez
: Yes, that's it!
2 hrs
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| agree |
Christine Walsh
: I'd go for quiff: http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-cobuild/quiff
3 hrs
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16 hrs
hairdo
It needs a little more explanation in English. The entire sentence could be replaced with "Remember how your hairdo got in the way and poked me in the eye?"
Reference comments
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