Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
bionde (sigarette)
English translation:
American cigarettes
Added to glossary by
Shannon Goyette
Sep 9, 2008 08:54
15 yrs ago
Italian term
United States
bionde (sigarette)
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Slang
From an article about cigarettes in Italy during the 70s and 80s...I know that "bionde" is/was a slang term for cigarettes...
But I don't know WHY they're called bionde, or if all cigarettes are considered bionde...I would like to find out the etymology of this term if possible, to provide as a footnote to the article.
But I don't know WHY they're called bionde, or if all cigarettes are considered bionde...I would like to find out the etymology of this term if possible, to provide as a footnote to the article.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | American cigarettes |
Tom in London
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| 3 | fag |
Laura Dominicis
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Proposed translations
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Italian to English
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American cigarettes
See my note
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-09-09 09:12:56 GMT)
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My note is in the "discussion" section (is the Proz website becoming too complicated for its own good?)
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Note added at 18 mins (2008-09-09 09:12:56 GMT)
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My note is in the "discussion" section (is the Proz website becoming too complicated for its own good?)
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Umberto Cassano
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Dana Rinaldi
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Davina Delesclefs
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Barbara Toffolon (X)
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Comment: "Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for."
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fag
I know cigarettes were called "bionde" in the 30s-40s because of the light coloured tobacco, and they are still... bionde!
Reference comments
7 mins
Sandra Bertolini
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Works in: German to Italian, English to Italian, French to Italian
Reference:
http://www.demauroparavia.it/14188
You find out here why! It's due to the colour of tabac used to manufacture the cigarettes. Bye
You find out here why! It's due to the colour of tabac used to manufacture the cigarettes. Bye
9 mins
Umberto Cassano
Italy
Italy
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Specializes in field
Italy
Translating and teaching with skill
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
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Reference:
1bión|da
s.f.
1 ⇒biondo
2 CO spec. al pl., gerg., sigaretta spec. con tabacco chiaro: un pacchetto di bionde
3 CO birra chiara: ordinare, bere una b. .
http://www.demauroparavia.it/14188
s.f.
1 ⇒biondo
2 CO spec. al pl., gerg., sigaretta spec. con tabacco chiaro: un pacchetto di bionde
3 CO birra chiara: ordinare, bere una b. .
http://www.demauroparavia.it/14188
7 mins
Reference:
hi Shannon, see:
The word is also occasionally used, with either spelling (blond or blonde), to refer to objects that have a color reminiscent of fair hair.
It maybe refers to cigarettes sold by "Monopolio dello Stato"
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Note added at 16 min (2008-09-09 09:11:10 GMT)
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tutte le sigarette ricevono un trattamento chimico,le bionde,si chiamano bionde perchè il tabacco trattato chimicamente perde il suo naturale colore marrone scuro
The word is also occasionally used, with either spelling (blond or blonde), to refer to objects that have a color reminiscent of fair hair.
It maybe refers to cigarettes sold by "Monopolio dello Stato"
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Note added at 16 min (2008-09-09 09:11:10 GMT)
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tutte le sigarette ricevono un trattamento chimico,le bionde,si chiamano bionde perchè il tabacco trattato chimicamente perde il suo naturale colore marrone scuro
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