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Translations Band-Aid® band-aid [ˈbændeɪd] (mainly US) n (= plaster) → pansement m (adhésif) modif (= cosmetic) [approach] → peu durable, superficiel(le); [solution] → de fortune Band-Aid® (US) n → Heftpflaster nt adj (also band-aid) (inf: = makeshift) solution etc → behelfsmäßig How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He still had to play in the faculty versus the community basketball game--and did so with a Band-Aid on the end of his nose. While it's a Band-aid solution, the news is welcomed in Texas, where people of color make up the majority of residents and where nearly a quarter of the state's folks don't have health insurance. Hence, she spotlights inventors of cosmetics ("glamorous women of ancient Egypt") alongside Earle Dickson (inventor of the Band-Aid in 1920) and Clarence Birdseye (inventor of frozen food, 1924). |
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