Translations for „emery board“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈem·ery board N

emery board

Nagelfeile f

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English

Some illegal immigrants have been known to burn their fingertips, file them down with an emery board, dip them in acid or even resort to surgery to avoid a match.

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Emery boards are inexpensive and disposable, making them a sanitary alternative to metal nail files.

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What's the difference between a metal nail file and an emery board?

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The grit on them is much finer than on traditional emery boards, meaning your nails are less likely to flake, break or peel away.

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Regular emery boards chew up the film and cause the nails to fray.

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Do glass files have any benefits over traditional emery boards?

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Since glass nail files have a smoother and more even surface they do not splinter the nail like emery boards or metal nail files.

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Fingernails and toenails must be filed with an emery board; cutting them with a clipper is taboo.

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Emery boards are generally less abrasive than the metal nail files, and hence, emery boards may take longer to file down nails than metal nail files.

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That includes emery boards, which can't be sterilized due to their porous nature.

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