مكوجي الرجل

English translation: Foot Ironer

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Arabic term or phrase:مكوجي الرجل
English translation:Foot Ironer
Entered by: Ahmed Ghaly (X)

19:07 Mar 22, 2014
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: مكوجي الرجل
وهو واحدٌ من قلة مازالت تعمل في مهنة "مكوجي الرجل (كوَّاء القدم، وهي مهنة يستخدم الكواء فيها قدمه لتحريك المكواة وكي الملابس)" في مصر، والتي كادت أن تختفي في عصر التكنولوجيا الحديثة.
essraa ahmed
Local time: 07:35
Foot Ironer
Explanation:
Foot Ironer

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Dear Asker

Good Night

I checked the two terms on Google. i found the term foot ironer, but i did not find the term pedal ironer.

Thanks
Good Night

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Note added at 13 hrs (2014-03-23 09:00:03 GMT)
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Dear Essraa

Good Day

Please find below this supporting link also

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19721203&id=9...
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Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 07:35
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5 +5Foot Ironer
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
4 +3pedal ironing
Lamis Maalouf


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pedal ironing


Explanation:
This explains it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SBA-wTKwhY
http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=english&word=pedal&...


Lamis Maalouf
United States
Local time: 00:35
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Awad Balaish: pedal ironer
11 hrs
  -> معك حق لو كان التعبير بمفرده ولكن لاحظ السياق وكيف أتى التعبير بعد كلمة مهنة وليس يعمل كذا. شكراً جزيلاً

agree  ghassan al-Alem: pedal pressing or pedal ironer press
11 hrs
  -> شكراً جزيلاً

agree  Ahmad Batiran: This sounds professional.
2 days 17 hrs
  -> شكراً لك
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Foot Ironer


Explanation:
Foot Ironer

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Note added at 17 mins (2014-03-22 19:25:26 GMT)
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Dear Asker

Good Night

I checked the two terms on Google. i found the term foot ironer, but i did not find the term pedal ironer.

Thanks
Good Night

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Note added at 13 hrs (2014-03-23 09:00:03 GMT)
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Dear Essraa

Good Day

Please find below this supporting link also

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19721203&id=9...


    Reference: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMRyYr8hkRc
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Egypt
Local time: 07:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hasna Chakir: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19721203&id=9...
4 mins
  -> شكراً جزيلاً أستاذة حسناء

agree  Linda Al-Bairmani: Foot ironing man
16 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Linda. Pls. watch this movie entitled "THE FOOT IRONER" on " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMRyYr8hkRc " . Also, kindly check this: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19721203&id=9...

agree  Nadoush13
2 days 13 hrs
  -> Many Thanks

agree  Ahmad Batiran: This is used as well, especially in Egyptian English media.
2 days 17 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot brother. Pls. watch this short movie "THE FOOT IRONER" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMRyYr8hkRc" Pls. also kindly read this article http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19721203&id=9...

agree  Abdul Wahab km: Foot ironer
2 days 18 hrs
  -> Many Thanks dear colleague
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