Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Assouplissement

English translation:

Softening

Added to glossary by Dana Pottratz
Dec 16, 2008 11:55
15 yrs ago
French term

Assouplissement

French to English Marketing Cosmetics, Beauty Hair treatments
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
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 Softening
4 suppling-up
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Proposed translations

+5
10 mins
Selected

Softening

de-frizzing and straightening.
Peer comment(s):

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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
12 hrs

suppling-up

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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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-12-17 00:15:20 GMT)
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see this too

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.].
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