pigtail

[US]/'pɪgteɪl/
[UK]/'pɪɡtel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. un'acconciatura in cui i capelli sono divisi e attorcigliati in due sezioni, che somigliano a una coda di maiale
Word Forms
pluralepigtails

Example Sentences

She tied her hair up in a pigtail.

Si legò i capelli in una treccia.

The little girl had cute pigtails.

La bambina aveva delle trecce carine.

He grabbed onto her pigtail and gave it a playful tug.

Le afferrò la treccia e le diede una tirata giocosa.

Pigtails are a popular hairstyle for young girls.

Le trecce sono un'acconciatura popolare per le ragazze.

She wore a ribbon in her pigtail.

Indossava un fiocco nella treccia.

The pigtail swayed as she walked.

La treccia oscillava mentre camminava.

Her hair was long enough to put into a pigtail.

I suoi capelli erano abbastanza lunghi da poter essere messi in una treccia.

The little boy's mother braided his hair into pigtails.

La madre del bambino le intrecciò i capelli in due trecce.

She looked adorable with her hair in pigtails.

Era adorabile con i capelli in due trecce.

The pigtail came undone as she ran.

La treccia si slacciò mentre correva.

Real-world Examples

It's a great bound pigtail, ferociously uncomfortable probably, and requires what we call a hair extension.

È una fantastica treccia legata, probabilmente scomoda al limite, e richiede quello che chiamiamo un'extension per capelli.

Source: Oxford University's "The Beautiful Princess"

If you were in school, you'd be pulling her pigtails and pushing her down now.

Se fossi a scuola, le saresti tirando le trecce e spingendola a terra adesso.

Source: Friends Season 3

Now we've got to get that hair into pigtails.

Ora dobbiamo raccogliere quei capelli in due trecce.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

She was a little girl with blue eyes and a flaxen pigtail.

Era una bambina con gli occhi azzurri e una treccia biondo grano.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

" You definitely think it is Potter, then, Ernie? " said a girl with blonde pigtails anxiously.

" Sei sicuro che sia Potter, allora, Ernie?" chiese una ragazza dai treccioli biondi con ansia.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

So, " pigtails" is a hairstyle -hello, marker -like this.

Quindi, "trecce" è un'acconciatura -ciao, pennarello- come questa.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Ronnie - Vocabulary

Ermengarde shook her head so that the pigtail wobbled.

Ermengarde scosse la testa in modo che la treccia oscillasse.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

Look at my little pigtails. - Now I'm the prettiest one.

Guarda le mie trecce. - Ora sono la più bella.

Source: Buzzfeed Women's Fashion Talk

During the day, she opts for more casual hairstyles like pigtails and braids.

Durante il giorno, opta per acconciature più casual come trecce e trecce.

Source: Fashion experts interpret film and television dramas.

Pigs definitely have tails, but the tails on pigs are spirally or curly, but this hairstyle that I have is called a pigtail.

I maiali hanno sicuramente code, ma le code dei maiali sono a spirale o ricci, ma questa acconciatura che ho si chiama treccia.

Source: Engvid Super Teacher Selection

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