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noun
The Government asserted that he was at all times treated in a polite manner, that his hair had been cut ordinarily, in accordance with the Lock Up Rules, and that he had been placed in a proper cell with sufficient ventilation and the necessary bedding.
El Gobierno afirmó que en todo momento fue tratado con corrección, que se le había cortado el cabello normalmente, de conformidad con las normas de detención, y que se le había colocado en una celda adecuada con suficiente ventilación y la ropa de cama necesaria.
She passed me a lock of her hair through the train window and that was all, a not quite full smile and a lock of hair.
Ella me dio un rizo de su cabello a través de la ventanilla del tren, y eso fue todo: una sonrisa no demasiado amplia y un rizo de su cabello.
noun
Seven or eight police officers allegedly grabbed them by the hair, locked their arms around their backs and beat them on their face, legs and genitals.
Siete u ocho policías les agarraron supuestamente por el pelo, les inmovilizaron los brazos a la espalda y les golpearon en el rostro, las piernas y los genitales.
The debate which raged on this issue required some determination as to whether the wearing of locks and of a hair covering, should be construed as an issue of "indiscipline", with an interpretation of parental/child disrespect for the school rules, or treated as a matter arising out of diverse religious practices.
El debate enconado que se produjo sobre esta cuestión exigió decidir si llevar trenzas de este tipo o un pañuelo cubriendo el pelo debería considerarse una cuestión de "indisciplina", habiendo quienes interpretaban que existía falta de respeto de padres e hijos por las normas escolares, o quienes opinaban que la cuestión era atribuible a prácticas religiosas diferentes.
For example, the development of an increase in the number of children of the Rastafarian movement attending school in locks, initially posed a challenge to the education administrators.
Por ejemplo, la multiplicación de casos de niños del movimiento rastafari que asisten a clase con el pelo trenzado al estilo rasta supuso inicialmente un reto para los administradores educativos.
When they saw he was crying, the police officers made fun of him, painted his face with lipstick and cut locks of his hair which they said they would "take as a trophy to their chief".
Al verlo lagrimar, los militares se burlaron de él, le pintaron el rostro con un lápiz labial y le cortaron mechas de pelo que era, según dijeron, "para llevar de trofeo a su jefe".
About five years ago, there was some controversy in the educational system as to whether or not the children of the Rastafarian faith had to cut off their locks if they wanted to attend government schools.
80. Hace aproximadamente cinco años, hubo cierta controversia en el sistema educativo sobre si los niños rastafarianos tenían que cortarse el pelo si querían asistir a las escuelas públicas.
The lock of hair plastered to his forehead, the self-absorption.
El pelo aplastado, el ensimismamiento.
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