comb one's hair

verb

To straighten one's hair with a comb. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Meanings

verbcomb one's hair (third-person singular simple present combs one's hair, present participle combing one's hair, simple past and past participle combed one's hair)

present singular third person combs one's hair · participle present combing one's hair · participle past combed one's hair · past combed one's hair

  1. To straighten one's hair with a comb. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Translations

Catalan pentinar-se els cabells
  • pentinar-se els cabellsto straighten one's hair with a comb
Chinese Cantonese 梳頭髮 /梳头发, 梳頭 /梳头
  • 梳頭髮 /梳头发 (so¹ tau⁴ faat³)to straighten one's hair with a comb
  • 梳頭 /梳头 (so¹ tau⁴)to straighten one's hair with a comb
Chinese Mandarin 梳頭髮 /梳头发, 梳頭 /梳头
  • 梳頭髮 /梳头发 (shū tóufa, shū tóufǎ)to straighten one's hair with a comb
  • 梳頭 /梳头 (shūtóu)to straighten one's hair with a comb
Czech česat se, učesat se
  • česat seto straighten one's hair with a comb
  • učesat seto straighten one's hair with a comb
Finnish kammata hiukset
  • kammata hiuksetto straighten one's hair with a comb
French peigner ses cheveux
  • peigner ses cheveuxto straighten one's hair with a comb
German sich kämmen, Haare kämmen
  • sich kämmento straighten one's hair with a comb
  • Haare kämmento straighten one's hair with a comb
Hungarian fésülködik, megfésülködik
  • fésülködikto straighten one's hair with a comb
  • megfésülködikto straighten one's hair with a comb
Italian pettinarsi
  • pettinarsito straighten one's hair with a comb
Japanese 髪を解く
  • 髪を解く (kami o toku)to straighten one's hair with a comb
Korean 머리를 빗다
  • 머리를 빗다 (meorireul bitda)to straighten one's hair with a comb
Portuguese pentear o cabelo
  • pentear o cabeloto straighten one's hair with a comb
Russian расчёсываться, расчеса́ться
  • расчёсываться (rasčósyvatʹsja)to straighten one's hair with a comb
  • расчеса́ться (rasčesátʹsja)to straighten one's hair with a comb
  • причёсываться (pričósyvatʹsja)to straighten one's hair with a comb
  • причеса́ться (pričesátʹsja)to straighten one's hair with a comb
Spanish peinarse el pelo
  • peinarse el peloto straighten one's hair with a comb
Swedish kamma sig, kamma håret
  • kamma sigto straighten one's hair with a comb
  • kamma håretto straighten one's hair with a comb
Tamil தலைசீவு, தலைவாரு
  • தலைசீவு (talaicīvu)to straighten one's hair with a comb
  • தலைவாரு (talaivāru)to straighten one's hair with a comb
Vietnamese chải tóc, chải đầu
  • chải tócto straighten one's hair with a comb
  • chải đầuto straighten one's hair with a comb
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