Nov 18, 2004 11:46
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German term
Olga Michalik
Was eine businesstaugliche Frisur ausmacht.
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Was eine businesstaugliche Frisur ausmacht. - Untertitel in einer Zeitung
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Klaus Herrmann
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How to tell a business-like hairstyle
What goes into a business-style hairdo, Get your hair ready for business
My first shot was "What a difference a do makes" (and the song will haunt me for the remainder of the day), but the -taugliche feels awkward if used in this meaning. So I guess this is really about what to change on a hairstyle to make it a business-like hairstyle. I'm very confident about my interpretation, less confident about the suggested translations.
My first shot was "What a difference a do makes" (and the song will haunt me for the remainder of the day), but the -taugliche feels awkward if used in this meaning. So I guess this is really about what to change on a hairstyle to make it a business-like hairstyle. I'm very confident about my interpretation, less confident about the suggested translations.
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The difference a business-like haircut can make
How about "The difference a business-like haircut can make"?
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what a difference a business-like hairstyle/-cut/-do makes
one way, well several actually
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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What a difference the professional look makes!
I couldn't use "professional" hairstyle here because that would only mean having your hair cut by a professional, but I wanted to get away from "businesslike". To me, businesslike has overtones of "cursory/quick/brusque/unfriendly", as if the stylist had done a fast and professional job, but that the result wasn't particularly special. Not sure if anyone else will feel the same way...
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Cilian O'Tuama
: you still need to get the 'hair' in there somewhere
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yeah, i was hoping that the title of the article/context would contain it, so that it was obvious...hence the request for more context ;-)
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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How to spot a professional style
Of course, this could also mean something quite different to my first answer, depending on the target audience.
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