Apr 8, 2006 08:42
18 yrs ago
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English term

sophisticated (here)

Non-PRO English Other Cosmetics, Beauty
Your eyes are sophisticated to the extreme and stay that way for hourn on end with this mascara.

What they do mean by 'sophisticated' in this case.

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+12
9 mins
Selected

refined and really beautiful

as far as I interpret it
Peer comment(s):

agree Kurt Porter
6 mins
agree Emilie
6 mins
agree Dave Calderhead
22 mins
agree Peter Shortall
26 mins
agree Isodynamia
46 mins
Thanks everyone
agree Alison Jenner
3 hrs
agree Rachel Fell : and with great but subtle style
3 hrs
agree Elisabete Cunha
3 hrs
agree Raging Dreamer
4 hrs
neutral RHELLER : sophisticated does not imply beautiful//the Queen may look sophisticated-that doesn't mean she is beautiful
6 hrs
True, in the strict meaning of the word if taken out of context, but given the above context ....
agree Asghar Bhatti
7 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
7 hrs
agree conejo : Just a comment for the Asker: It probably makes more sense if you think of it as "look sophisticated" instead of "are sophisticated".
8 hrs
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+1
16 mins

delicate

or elegant, stylish etc.

with all-in-one magic mascara :)
Peer comment(s):

agree RHELLER : with elegant but not delicate (delicate means fragile)
6 hrs
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6 hrs

elegant, fashionable, polished (opposite of simple, naive)

sophisticated. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Having acquired worldly knowledge or refinement; lacking natural simplicity or naivete

Showing sophisticated elegance; fashionable: a soigne little club. 2. Well-groomed; polished:
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