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Indonesian translation: gadis-gadis penari can-can

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English term or phrase:	can-can girls
Indonesian translation:	gadis-gadis penari can-can
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04:42 Oct 29, 2005

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Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: can-can girls

Girls who wear satin skirts with lace ruffles. We usually see them in cowboy movies.

Lingua Port KudoZ activity Questions: 41 (2 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 47 Singapore
Local time: 14:48

gadis-gadis penari can-can

Explanation:
They're called can-can girls because they danced the can-can dance. There are no such dance in Indonesia so better to keep the original name of the dance.

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ziwwen
Indonesia
Local time: 13:48

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setuju!
thanks all!
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gadis-gadis penari can-can

ziwwen

wanita pemandu

M. Laut

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33 mins confidence:

wanita pemandu

Explanation:
wanita pemandu.
Saya mengartikan bukan : wanita pemandu sorak (cheerleader).

M. Laut
Indonesia
Local time: 13:48
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

gadis-gadis penari can-can

Explanation:
They're called can-can girls because they danced the can-can dance. There are no such dance in Indonesia so better to keep the original name of the dance.

ziwwen
Indonesia
Local time: 13:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Indonesian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

setuju!
thanks all!

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can-can girls

Indonesian translation: gadis-gadis penari can-can