quiero un corte degradado
/kjeɾo un koɾte deɡɾadado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "I want a fade haircut" is quiero un corte degradado in Spanish.
In a barbershop context, un corte degradado is the standard way to describe a fade or taper haircut where the hair is tapered from longer on top to shorter on the sides.
What does it mean word for word?
The term degradado comes from the verb degradar, which means to fade or to transition through a gradient.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In many Latin American countries, the term un desvanecido is used interchangeably with degradado to refer to a fade.
How do you pronounce it?
/kjeɾo un koɾte deɡɾadado/
Did you know?
- While degradado means 'fade' in a barbershop, the verb degradar is also used to describe someone being demoted in rank or stripped of their dignity.
- The word corte can mean a haircut or a royal court. These two meanings come from completely different roots: one from a word for 'cutting' and the other from a word for an 'enclosure'.
- In some Latin American barbershops, asking for un desvanecido is more common than un corte degradado. The word desvanecido literally means 'vanished' or 'fainted'.
Examples in context
- Me gustaría un corte de pelo estilo degradado, por favor.I would like a fade haircut, please.
- Quiero un corte estilo fade, ¿puedes hacerlo?I want a fade haircut, can you do it?
- Me encantaría tener un corte degradado, ¿lo puedes hacer así?I would love to have a fade haircut, can you do it like that?
- Me podrías hacer un desvanecido de cabello, por favor?Could you do a hair fade for me, please?
- Podés hacerme un degrade de pelo?Can you do a hair gradient for me?
- Aquí tienes una foto del tipo de corte que quiero.Here's a picture of the type of haircut I want.
- Quiero un corte degradado, por favor.I want a fade haircut, please.
- Hola, quiero un corte degradado muy corto.Hello, I want a very short fade haircut.
- Hoy quiero un corte degradado para un evento.Today I want a fade haircut for an event.
Example conversation
At a barbershop where a customer is talking to the barber.
- ElenaHola, quiero un corte degradado.Hello, I want a fade haircut.
- Javier¿Quieres los lados muy cortos, Elena?Do you want the sides very short, Elena?
- ElenaSí, quiero un corte degradado moderno.Yes, I want a modern fade haircut.
- JavierPerfecto, siéntate en la silla.Perfect, sit in the chair.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries corte, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
