Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

décoller les racines

English translation:

lift the roots

Added to glossary by Amanda Grey
Feb 13, 2004 11:38
20 yrs ago
French term

décoller les racines

French to English Other Marketing
Technique utiliser par les coiffeurs
Proposed translations (English)
5 +4 lift the roots
4 +1 untangle the roots

Proposed translations

+4
58 mins
French term (edited): d�coller les racines
Selected

lift the roots

Lifting the roots of the hair to give more volume to flat hair, generally by blowdrying in the opposite direction or using mousse, etc.
Peer comment(s):

agree Martha Melter
9 mins
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : yes
1 hr
agree Bourth (X) : That's certainly what I imagined. Does Bernardette Chirac have that done, or does her hair stand on end naturally?
2 hrs
maybe it's done by some exorbitantly priced but "crap" stylist...
agree roneill
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanls - had to be a woman's question!!"
+1
19 mins

untangle the roots

It's got to be this, hasn't it?
Peer comment(s):

agree ilknur aydin : I think it is good
19 mins
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : no Andrew ...roots don't become tangled ...hair may be tangled
1 hr
Yep, fair enough!
disagree Bourth (X) : You'd have a pretty funny scalp if your roots got tangled.
2 hrs
Yes, the mind boggles !?!?!
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