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Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

سنكرة

English translation:

tinsmithy

Added to glossary by Tharaa Hafez
Jan 5, 2003 08:01
21 yrs ago
Arabic term

سنكرة

Non-PRO Arabic to English Art/Literary
مهنة السنكرة
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 tinsmithy
4 +6 autobody repair

Proposed translations

+1
8 hrs
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tinsmithy

tinsmith: a worker who makesor repares things made of tin or other metals (as roofs, automobiles, kitchen untensils)
tinsmothy: tinsmiths workshop
also سمكرة
Peer comment(s):

agree ms2m (X)
1 hr
Thanks ms2m
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Sirs. "
+6
17 mins

autobody repair

With little context, I would guess you mean سمكرة, which probably refers to autobody repair.

In Egypt in particular, this may have to be qualified as:
سمكرة سيارات أو سمكرة عربيات باللهجة المصرية

This is because in Egypt, plumbing has two common terms, سمكرة أو سباكة.

Regards,

Alaa Zeineldine
Peer comment(s):

agree Mona Helal : I agree with "plumbing".
20 mins
agree Talal Owaidah
2 hrs
agree Sami Khamou : Plumbing (if سنكرة is سمكرة)
10 hrs
agree sktrans : plumbing
12 hrs
agree Ali Darwish : Plumbing. A plumber is سنكري in Lebanese if this is from the same source :)
15 hrs
agree Ghina : plumbing
1 day 6 hrs
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