unghie acriliche
In Italian, the phrase for "acrylic nails" is unghie acriliche.
The term refers to artificial nails created from a mixture of liquid monomer and powder polymer. You may also see the common alternative phrase unghie in acrilico, which translates to "nails in acrylic".
Which one should you use?
While unghie acriliche is the standard term, other specific types of enhancements include Unghie in Gel Acrilico for gel acrylic nails, Unghie in Resina Acrilica for acrylic resin nails and Unghie in Resina for resin nails.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is feminine plural. Therefore, both the noun unghie and the adjective acriliche must end in -e. For a single nail, the singular form is unghia acrilica.
Did you know?
- In some high-end Italian spas, referring to them as protesi ungueali (ungual prosthetics) is a more professional, albeit medical-sounding, way to describe the procedure.
- In Italian beauty salons, you will often see the term ricostruzione unghie, which means 'nail reconstruction', to describe the service of applying acrylics.
- If you have a broken acrylic nail, an Italian might say mi si è rotta un'unghia, using a reflexive form that implies the nail broke 'itself'.
Examples in context
- Ho appena fatto le unghie finte in acrilico, sono fantastiche!I just got acrylic nails, they look fantastic!
- Preferisco le unghie acriliche.I prefer acrylic nails.
- Vuoi fare le unghie acriliche oggi?Do you want to get acrylic nails today?
- Le unghie acriliche sono molto resistenti.Acrylic nails are very resistant.
Example conversation
Chiara and Francesco are talking about a beauty appointment.
- ChiaraFrancesco, mi faccio le unghie acriliche.Francesco, I'm getting acrylic nails.
- FrancescoTi piacciono le unghie acriliche?Do you like acrylic nails?
- ChiaraSì, le trovo molto belle.Yes, I find them very beautiful.
- FrancescoVa bene, allora buona manicure!Alright, then have a good manicure!
