Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
complexión robusta, cabello quebrado
English translation:
heavy build, curly hair
Added to glossary by
Henry Hinds
Aug 21, 2004 17:26
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term
complexion robusta, cabello quebrado
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part of a witness description, Mexico
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Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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355
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heavy build, curly hair
heavy build, curly hair
El cabello "quebrado" es "curly" ("chino" en México, quién sabe por qué).
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Note added at 1 hr 6 mins (2004-08-21 18:32:54 GMT)
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Y el Chile es \"crespo\". \"Rizado\" también, es un término más generalizado.
El cabello "quebrado" es "curly" ("chino" en México, quién sabe por qué).
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Note added at 1 hr 6 mins (2004-08-21 18:32:54 GMT)
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Y el Chile es \"crespo\". \"Rizado\" también, es un término más generalizado.
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Comment: "Thanks, Henry. I knew chino, crespo and rizado. Now I know quebrado. And heavy build is perfect."
4 mins
Xenia Wong
Native in Spanish
&
English
Excellence-promptness-guarantee-20 yrs.
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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64
robust (strong/tough) build (constitution) and broken (uneven/zigzag/irregular) hair
Suggestion.
45 mins
Lillian van den Broeck
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Mexico
Lillian van den Broeck, writer and poet
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 3 more.
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8
strong appearance and curled hair
el pelo quebrado en México es "rizado".
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