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 Translation for 'nail polish' from English to Swedish
NOUN   a nail polish | nail polishes
SYNO nail enamel | nail polish | nail varnish
kosm.
nagellack {u} {n}
nail polish
Partial Matches
att polerato polish
ling.
polska {u}
Polish
att putsato polish
att finslipa ngt. [bildl.] [förfina]to polish sth.
spik {u}nail
nagelsax {u}nail scissors
med.
nagelsvamp {u}
nail fungus
kosm.
nagelfil {u}
nail file
kistspik {u}coffin nail
nagelklippare {u}nail clippers {pl}
kosm.
nagellack {u} {n}
nail varnish [Br.]
anat.
nagel {u}
nail [fingernail, toenail]
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Usage Examples English
  • In 2013, Boreanaz, his wife and their friends Melissa and Aaron Ravo started the nail polish line Chrome Girl.
  • Aluminium oxide is a common ingredient in sunscreen and is sometimes also present in cosmetics such as blush, lipstick, and nail polish.
  • It has been used in formulations for nail polish remover, despite its toxicity.
  • Nail polish is made from nitrocellulose lacquer as it is inexpensive, dries quickly, and is not damaging to skin.
  • It is often described as fruity or like nail polish remover (which usually contains acetone or ethyl acetate).

  • Nail polish (also known as nail varnish or nail enamel) is a lacquer that can be applied to the human fingernail or toenails to decorate and protect the nail plates.
  • Although Molko was brought up in a strict household that disapproved of artistic expression (his father wanted him to become a banker), he rebelled by assuming an androgynous image, wearing nail polish, lipstick, and eyeliner, and listening to punk music.
  • UV nail lamps, which are used in nail salons to dry nail polish, are another common and widespread source of UV radiation that could be avoided.
  • They are also handy for touching up nail polish that gets on the surrounding skin.
  • Penelope Pitstop also has a habit of holding her arm out in the breeze to dry newly applied nail polish, which the others mistake for a turn signal (this habit once sent the Roaring Plenty into a cactus).

  • A similar method is used by nail artists and manicurists for a process called nail stamping. Nail polish is brushed onto a metal plate which is etched with a pattern.
  • Revlon introduced matching nail polish and lipsticks with exotic and unique names.
  • India has imposed a ban on the retail sale of bottled nail polish remover and bottled correction fluid, but permits its sale in devices that provide a small amount of the chemical in a container that dispenses it in a controlled way.
  • Most brands of "OLFA" marker wipe off easily with acetone free nail polish remover, the kind containing ethyl acetate, a relatively non-toxic organic solvent.
  • The most commonly missed areas are the thumb, the wrist, the areas between the fingers, and under fingernails. Artificial nails and chipped nail polish may harbor microorganisms.

  • In MAC Cosmetics 2008 Winter Line-Up, a Dame Edna collection of cosmetics were released including eye shadow, lipstick, powder, and nail polish.
  • Phthalates derived from alcohols with between 1-4 carbon atoms are used as plasticisers for cellulose-type plastics, such as cellulose acetate, nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate butyrate, with commonly encountered applications including nail polish.
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