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English translation: cosmetologist

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Chinese term or phrase: 美容师
English translation:cosmetologist
Entered by: albertdeng

06:37 Jul 4, 2005
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Business/Commerce (general)
Chinese term or phrase: 美容师
It is for an advetisement on newspaper. Tricky as someone suggested it is simply beautician why another preferred cosmetologist. Which is a proper term?
albertdeng
New Zealand
Local time: 15:43
cosmetologist
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetologist

"A cosmetologist, sometimes called beautician or beauty specialist, is someone who specializes in giving beauty treatments, usually to women. A cosmetologist is proficient in hair treatments, facials and other skin treatments and nail treatments."

http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn2.1?s=beauticia...

"someone who works in a beauty parlor "
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 11:43
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美容师
cosmetologist


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmetologist

"A cosmetologist, sometimes called beautician or beauty specialist, is someone who specializes in giving beauty treatments, usually to women. A cosmetologist is proficient in hair treatments, facials and other skin treatments and nail treatments."

http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn2.1?s=beauticia...

"someone who works in a beauty parlor "

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 11:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Grading comment
Thank you.

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agree  chinesetrans
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agree  billychang
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agree  wherestip
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agree  Edward LIU
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agree  Xu Dongjun
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agree  isahuang
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agree  Francis Fine: I prefer the word "beautician" that you used. For it is not too clinical and has just the right connotation for everybody.
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agree  Chinoise
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