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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescheveux en pétard
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʃə.vø ɑ̃ pe.taʁ/
"Il s'est réveillé avec les cheveux en pétard."
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A condition in which a person's hair is tangled, sticking up, or otherwise untidy after sleeping.
"He rolled out of bed and walked into the kitchen with a wild case of bedhead."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a North American colloquial compound originating in the late 20th century, combining the nouns 'bed' and 'head'. It emerged to describe the disheveled state of a person's hair after sleeping, reflecting the casual lifestyle and idiom developments in modern English.
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cheveux en pétard
Transliteration: /ʃə.vø ɑ̃ pe.taʁ/
"Il s'est réveillé avec les cheveux en pétard."
Schlaffrisur
Transliteration: /ˈʃlaːf.fʁiˌzuːɐ̯/
"Er ging mit einer wilden Schlaffrisur zum Frühstück."
capelli da letto
Transliteration: /kaˈpɛl.li da ˈlɛt.to/
"Si è svegliato con i capelli da letto."
pelo desorganizado
Transliteration: /ˈpe.lo des.oɾ.ɣa.niˈsa.ðo/
"Se despertó con el pelo desorganizado después de una larga siesta."
cabelo despenteado
Transliteration: /kaˈbe.lu dʒis.pẽ.tʃiˈa.du/
"Ele acordou com o cabelo despenteado."
बिखरे हुए बाल
Transliteration: bikhare hue baal
"वह सुबह बिखरे हुए बालों के साथ उठा।"
乱蓬蓬的头发
Transliteration: luàn péng péng de tóu fa
"他醒来时头发乱蓬蓬的。"
까치집
Transliteration: kkachijip
"그는 아침에 머리에 까치집을 짓고 일어났다."
寝癖
Transliteration: nepuse
"彼はひどい寝癖のまま朝食を食べた。"
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