Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
At The Barber Shop / Dal Barbiere
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| barber | il barbiere |
| beard | la barba |
| beauty parlor | il salone di bellezza |
| comb (noun) | il pettine |
| comb (verb) | pettinare |
| curls | i riccioli |
| cut (verb) | tagliare |
| dandruff | la forfora |
| do someone's hair | fare i capelli |
| dye (verb) | tingere |
| hair | i capelli |
| — dry hair | — capelli secchi |
| — greasy hair | — capelli grassi |
| haircut | il taglio di capelli |
| hair style | la pettinatura |
| moustache | i baffi |
| part | la riga |
| scalp massage | la frizione |
| strand | la frangetta |
| tease (verb) | cotonare |
| tint (verb) | tingere |
| trim | una spuntatina |
| wash (verb) | lavare |
| wig | la parrucca |
| wisp | la ciocca di capelli |
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