Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

goes on sheer

French translation:

s'applique avec finesse

Added to glossary by Anna Maria Augustine (X)
Oct 21, 2006 15:07
17 yrs ago
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English term

goes on sheer

English to French Other Cosmetics, Beauty
description of a sunscreen

Discussion

Anna Maria Augustine (X) Oct 22, 2006:
Thank you !!
Alain Marsol Oct 21, 2006:
Please provide me with some context (at least the whole sentence).

Proposed translations

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19 mins
Selected

s'applique avec finesse/finement/ de façon homogène/ en douceur/sans faire des tâches

Voila!!
:)
Sheer = extra-fin
Peer comment(s):

agree muitoprazer (X) : sheer brilliance !
14 mins
agree Assimina Vavoula
21 mins
neutral Karen Tkaczyk : Not homogène/en douceur/sans faire des taches. None of those mean the same as sheer.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci!"
+3
21 mins

s'étale bien/facilement pour une application tout en transparence

une option
Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M
2 hrs
agree Karen Tkaczyk : French cosmetic texts often leave sheer in the French too, but I think 'transparence' conveys the meaning very well.
2 hrs
agree Maryse Trevithick
16 hrs
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3 hrs

s'applique comme une fine voile (couche)...

like sheer cloth (very very fine)
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