hairpin (redirected from hairpins)

hair·pin  (hârpn)

n.

1. A thin cylindrical strip of metal or other material bent in the shape of a long U, used to secure a hairdo or headdress.

2. Something shaped like a hairpin, especially a sharp turn in a road.

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hairpin [ˈhɛəˌpɪn]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair

2. (modifier) (esp of a bend in a road) curving very sharply

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hairpin - a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place bobby pin, hairgrip, grip - a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip" bodkin - formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

Translations

hairpin [ˈhɛəpɪn]

A. N → horquilla f

B. CPD hairpin bend, hairpin curve (US) N → revuelta f, curva f muy cerrada

hairpin [ˈhɛə^rpɪn] hair pin, hair-pin n → épingle f à cheveux
hairpin bend (British) hairpin curve (US) n → virage m en épingle à cheveux
hair-raising [ˈhɛə^rreɪzɪŋ] adj [experience, moment] → terrifiant(e); [story] → à (vous) faire dresser les cheveux sur la tête
hair removal n → épilation f
hair remover hair removing cream n → crème f dépilatoire
hair salon n → salon m de coiffure
hair's breadth n
within a hair's breadth of sth → à un cheveu de qch
to be within a hair's breadth of doing sth → être à deux doigts de faire qch
hair slide hairslide [ˈhɛə^rslaɪd] n (British) → barrette f

hairpin [ˈhɛəˌpɪn] n → forcina

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hairpin hairpin curve (Am) n → tornante m