hairdressers

Japanese translation: 美容師

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English term or phrase:	hairdressers
Japanese translation:	美容師
Entered by:	wakako

03:43 Apr 30, 2006

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English term or phrase: hairdressers

メトロポリタン歌劇場について書かれた本の中の一文です。hairdressersは「美容師」ではなく、何か他のものを意味しているのではと思うのですが、どうでしょうか？

"Diva hasn’t always had negative connotations. Back in my early years at at Mst, in the days before the term was applied to campy pop stars and hairdressers, the word was reserved for the top prima donnas."

ちなみに英辞朗でdivaを引くと「女装趣味の男性、ドラッグクイーン」という意味があり、またhairdresserを下記のスラング辞書で引くと、
「Any person who drives a two seater sports car or similiar, ie TOYOTA MR2 etc.
If the car in question is red and the driver is male, this is even more true.」
と載っています。
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hairdresser

wakako KudoZ activity Questions: 149 (1 open) (2 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 2
Local time: 07:22

美容師

Explanation:
この場合は単純に「美容師」のことを言っています。

Nowadays, "diva" is used to refer (sometimes negatively) to 'drama queens,' etc. Basically, anyone who makes a fuss or is very demanding can be termed "a diva." Without meaning to generalize, pop stars and (esp. gay) hairdressers fall into this category.

The 'true' meaning of 'diva' is "top prima donna," and not just anyone could be called a "diva" (previously).

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KathyT
Australia
Local time: 08:22

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ありがとうございました。
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美容師

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美容師

KathyT
Australia
Local time: 08:22
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Native speaker of: English
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ありがとうございました。

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