Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

appliquer sur les pointes

English translation:

apply to (dry or damaged) ends

Added to glossary by Stephanie Ezrol
Jan 20, 2011 22:23
13 yrs ago
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French term

appliquer sur les pointes

French to English Other Cosmetics, Beauty Organic hair products
How to use an organic hair oil for very dry hair:

Cheveux très secs, appliquer sur les pointes, faire pénétrer, ne pas rincer, coiffer.

Does this mean to put the oil only the ends (pointes) of the hair ?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +10 apply to (dry) ends
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): cc in nyc, Yvonne Gallagher

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Proposed translations

+10
13 mins
Selected

apply to (dry) ends

aplly to dry damaged hair
Peer comment(s):

agree jenbikkal (X) : wish I had been first! :-)
4 mins
Thanks and no problem jenbikkal, I will let you go first :)
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : right again/ greetings to Belize1 My daughter was there w/ a group in 1995; she loved it btw
14 mins
Thank you Ingeborg and greetings from the land of papaya smiles !!
agree Claire Cox
15 mins
Thank you Claire !!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
35 mins
Thank you gallagy2 !!
agree cc in nyc : the oil goes on the ends of the hair (no need to say "dry"); cf http://thebeautytips.com/beauty/hair-care/hair-conditioners....
2 hrs
my feeling too . Thank you cc in nyc !!
agree Vicky Valla
8 hrs
Thank you Vicky !
agree Sarah Bessioud : agree, apply to the ends of the hair - no need for dry IMO
9 hrs
agree. Thank you Jeux de Mots !!
agree EJP
10 hrs
Thank you EJP !!
agree mimi 254
11 hrs
Thank you mimi !!
agree Veronica Coquard : No need to say dry. The term is split ends, generally used when talking about damaged hair.
14 hrs
Thank you verslanglais, but split ends should be cut !!
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