Crimping irons

Portuguese translation: frisadores de cabelos/ferro de frisar cabelos.

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English term or phrase:Crimping irons
Portuguese translation:frisadores de cabelos/ferro de frisar cabelos.
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

20:54 May 31, 2010
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Crimping irons
Crimping irons are used to create interesting and unusual wave patterns like zigzags.
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 21:01
frisadores de cabelos/ferro de frisar cabelos.
Explanation:


to crimp = frisar cabelos.

crimping = fazer cachos muito apertados

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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:01
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T.
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Summary of answers provided
5frisadores de cabelos/ferro de frisar cabelos.
Marlene Curtis
5frisadores de cabelo
Angela Almeida
4espátulas
Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
4 -1cacheadores de cabelo/ rolos de cabelo/ ou bigudís
Sonia Maria Parise


  

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crimping irons
espátulas


Explanation:
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Paulo Eduardo - Pro Knowledge
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crimping irons
cacheadores de cabelo/ rolos de cabelo/ ou bigudís


Explanation:
HIH

Sonia Maria Parise
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disagree  Marlene Curtis: curl = encachear / crimp = frisar
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crimping irons
frisadores de cabelos/ferro de frisar cabelos.


Explanation:


to crimp = frisar cabelos.

crimping = fazer cachos muito apertados

Dicionário Antônio Houaiss.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:01
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T.
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crimping irons
frisadores de cabelo


Explanation:
To crimp is to compress into small folds or ridges.

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Angela Almeida
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