Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
бальзам
English translation:
conditioner, conditioning balm, balsam
Added to glossary by
Judith Hehir
Jul 29, 2010 02:44
13 yrs ago
Russian term
бальзам
Russian to English
Marketing
Cosmetics, Beauty
as in шампунь и бальзам
If you have a 2-in 1 product or if you don't, what on earth is бальзам in such a context? Is it a conditioner or it is balsam or is it both?
Thanks in advance.
If you have a 2-in 1 product or if you don't, what on earth is бальзам in such a context? Is it a conditioner or it is balsam or is it both?
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | it depends |
rns
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| 5 +5 | conditioner |
Yana Bukharova
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| 4 +1 | balm |
Roman Bardachev
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| 4 +1 | balsam |
Igor Moshkin
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Proposed translations
2 hrs
Selected
it depends
Short answer: FWIW, бальзам is conditioner if no кондиционер is also offered.
Long answer:
1. If you have a 2-in 1 product
check if the producer also offers шампунь и кондиционер or шампунь и бальзам+кондиционер in addition to шампунь и бальзам; if they don't then бальзам is conditioner, otherwise there are balsam and conditioner.
2. if you don't
check if the producer also offers кондиционер; if they don't, then бальзам is conditioner, otherwise there are balsam and conditioner.
balsam is sometimes balm as a rhetoric device.
Because hair care terminology is, well, what it is, see, e.g. http://2.ly/cdwj
Long answer:
1. If you have a 2-in 1 product
check if the producer also offers шампунь и кондиционер or шампунь и бальзам+кондиционер in addition to шампунь и бальзам; if they don't then бальзам is conditioner, otherwise there are balsam and conditioner.
2. if you don't
check if the producer also offers кондиционер; if they don't, then бальзам is conditioner, otherwise there are balsam and conditioner.
balsam is sometimes balm as a rhetoric device.
Because hair care terminology is, well, what it is, see, e.g. http://2.ly/cdwj
Note from asker:
| Thank you. I never knew it all could be so complicated. Personally, I keep it simple. No small wonder that I would be confused. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It truly does depend. Thank you."
+1
3 mins
Roman Bardachev
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
University Degree in Translation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
balm
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Note from asker:
| Thank you, Roman. |
+1
45 mins
Igor Moshkin
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Feedback and support of any kind
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
balsam
You are right, of course! Or something like all-in-one
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Igor. |
+5
45 mins
Yana Bukharova
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
Software Localization Expert
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
conditioner
here it is exactly conditioner
Note from asker:
| Thank you. It's good to know that I had good reason to be confused on this one. Thank you, Radost_BG, for your input, too. |
Peer comment(s):
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Victoria Lubashenko
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bozhana
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Ulbosyn
3 hrs
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| agree |
Radosveta Golden
: I`ve got it and it spells "CONDITIONER":)
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Tatiana Lammers
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Discussion
Thanks :)