hair

el pelo

hair(hehr)

noun

1. (multiple strands)

a. el pelo

(M)

(on a human head)

You have to put your hair up to work in my kitchen.

Tienes que recogerte el pelo para trabajar en mi cocina.

b. el cabello

(M)

(on a human head)

The princess had long blond hair.

La princesa tenía el cabello largo y rubio.

c. el vello

(M)

(on a human body)

Waxing facial hair is quite painful.

Eliminar el vello facial con cera es bastante doloroso.

2. (single strand)

a. el pelo

(M)

My grandfather only had three hairs on his head.

Mi abuelo solo tenía tres pelos en la cabeza.

3. (on animals)

a. el pelo

(M)

I am allergic to cat hair.

Soy alérgica al pelo de los gatos.

4. (fine hair)

a. la pelusa

(F)

The leaves were covered in very fine hairs.

Las hojas estaban cubiertas de una pelusa muy fina.

This mohair sweater sheds a lot of hair.

Este suéter de mohair bota mucha pelusa.

adjective

5. (relative to hair)

a. capilar

Dandruff is a hair problem in which flakes form on the scalp.

La caspa es un problema capilar en el que se producen descamaciones en el cuero cabelludo.

b. para el pelo

I bought a hair product based on natural products.

Me compré un producto para el pelo hecho de productos naturales.

hair

Noun

1. (of head)

a. el pelo m, cabello

(M)

2. (of body)

a. el vello

(M)

3. (of animal)

a. el pelo

(M)

to have long hairtener el pelo largo

to do one's hairpeinarse

to brush/comb one's haircepillarse/peinarse el pelo

to have or get one's hair cutcortarse el pelo

if you harm or touch a hair on that child's head…como le toques un solo pelo a ese niño…

to make somebody's hair stand on endponerle a alguien los pelos de punta

4. (colloquial)

a.

keep your hair on!¡no te sulfures!

5. (colloquial)

a.

to get in somebody's hairdar la lata a alguien

6. (fig)

a.

to let one's hair downsoltarse el pelo

7. (colloquial)

a.

hair of the dogalgo de alcohol para quitar la resaca

hair gelgel moldeador gomina f

hair slidepasador (para el pelo)

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hair [hɛəʳ]

noun

1 (head of hair) pelo (m); cabello (m); (on legs etc) vello (m); [of animal] pelo (m); piel (f); (fluff) pelusa (f)

to comb one's hair peinarse

to get/have one's hair cut cortarse el pelo

to do one's hairto have one's hair done arreglarse el pelo

grey hair canas (f)

a fine head of hair una hermosa cabellera

he still has a full head of hair aún conserva todo su pelo

she's got long hair tiene el pelo largo

to part one's hair hacerse la raya

to remove unwanted hair depilarse

to put one's hair up recogerse el pelo

to wash one's hair lavarse la cabeza or el pelo

white hair canas (f)

to get in sb's hair sacar de quicio a algn

to get sb out of one's hair quitarse de encima a algn

keep your hair on! (Britain) ¡cálmate!

to let one's hair down echar una cana al aire; soltarse la melena; relajarse; especially (LAm)

to make sb's hair stand on end poner los pelos de punta a algn

it was enough to make your hair stand on end te ponía los pelos de punta; era espeluznante

to tear one's hair out ponerse frenético

2 (single hair) pelo (m)

by a hair's breadth por un pelo or los pelos; to be within a hair's breadth of estar a dos dedos de

the hair of the dog (that bit you) una copita para que se pase la resaca

what you need is a hair of the dog that bit you lo que te hace falta es tomarte otra para que se te pase la resaca

to put hairs on one's chest

this will put hairs on your chest! ¡esto te hará la mar de bien! (informal)

to split hairs buscarle tres pies al gato; hilar muy fino

to turn a hair

he didn't turn a hair ni se inmutó; ni siquiera pestañeó

modifier

[+follicle, implant, transplant] capilar; [+lacquer] para el pelo; [+mattress] de cerda

hair appointment (n)

to have/make a hair appointment tener/pedir hora en la peluquería

hair care (n) cuidado (m) del cabello

hair clippers (n) maquinilla (f) para cortar el pelo

hair conditioner (n) suavizante (m) or enjuague (m) para el cabello; (LAm)

hair curler (n) rulo (m); bigudí (m)

hair extension (n) postizo (m); (false plait) trenza (f) postiza

...Paul Gascoigne's ludicrous hair extensions

hair follicle (n) folículo (m) capilar

hair gel (n) fijador (m)

hair implant (n) implante (m) capilar

hair loss (n) pérdida (f) de cabello; caída (f) de pelo

...the treatment of hair loss you may experience some hair loss during pregnancy

total hair loss pérdida (f) total del cabello; caída (f) total del pelo

...an unpleasant experience whose side-effects include total hair loss

hair oil (n) brillantina (f)

hair remover (n) depilatorio (m)

hair restorer (n) loción (f) capilar

hair shirt (n) cilicio (m)

hair slide (n) (Britain) pasador (m); hebilla (f); (S. Cone)

hair specialist (n) especialista (m) capilar

hair style (n) peinado (m)

hair stylist (n) peluqueroapeluquera (m) (f) estilista;a peluquera

hair transplant (n) trasplante (m) capilar

hair trigger (n) gatillo que se dispara con un ligero toque

hair-trigger