Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

mise

English translation:

perm

Added to glossary by Douglas Bissell
Jan 11, 2022 10:55
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Portuguese term

mise

Portuguese to English Other Slang
Context: Woman talking at the hair dresser:

E eu venho fazer uma mise e
arranjar as unhas.

Proposed translations

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perm

In Portugal, this French term is used for perm (permanent wave):

1. Infopédia
mise
mi.seˈmiz(ə)
nome feminino
ondulação artificial, mais ou menos forte, do cabelo; permanente

2. Wikipédia
"A permanent wave, commonly called a perm or permanent (sometimes called a "curly perm" to distinguish it from a "straight perm"), is a hairstyle consisting of waves or curls set into the hair. [...] Perms may be applied using thermal or chemical means."
Peer comment(s):

agree Erzsébet Czopyk
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Thanks, Erzsébet!
agree Ana Vozone
4 mins
Obrigada, Ana!
agree Clauwolf
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Obrigada, Cláudio!
agree Antônio Souza
7 hrs
Obrigada, Antônio!
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doing my hair

Quando li sua dúvida, logo me veio este termo
Mise en place (pronuncia-se “miz õ plas”) é um termo francês bastante utilizado na área da gastronomia, principalmente com o advento da Nouvelle Cuisine, que significa "pôr em ordem" ou "colocar no lugar uma determinada coisa".

O termo que coloquei em inglês é uma sugestão.
Peer comment(s):

agree Renaly Ferreira
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derived from French "mise-en-scène": to get my hair done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KE7D_3YNmg

Literally, ...to get my hair done (to dye my hair?)

mise en scène | Amorepacific
https://www.apgroup.com › int › brands › mise-en-scene
'mise en secne', Your style! Mise-en-Scene means 'directing' in French, and we have a philosophy of making your hair style and image more complete. We believe ...

Mise-en-scene | Amorepacific
https://www.apgroup.com › my › brands › mise-en-scene
Mise-en-scène is a stylish hair cosmetics brand with the philosophy of ... Since the launch of the brand focusing on hair-dye products, Mise-en-scène has ...
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set hair


mise en plis

Técnica ou penteado para conferir determinada ondulação ao cabelo com rolos aplicados sobre o cabelo molhado. = MISE

How to Set Hair

Before tools such as straighteners, curling irons and hot rollers became available, women had to learn to set their hair without heat.
Peer comment(s):

agree Renaly Ferreira
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12 hrs

Cuidar dos cabelos

Minha escolha tradutória :

Uma mulher estava falando na prateleira enquanto cuidava dos seus cabelos.

Língua portuguesa em uma linguagem mais coloquial, já que é uma situação tão corriqueira e comum.
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