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Czech to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History | |||||||
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3 | shelter for elderly (aged) housemaids |
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3 | Home for retired housemaids |
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3 | home for aged female servants |
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3 | retirement home for ( housemaids ) |
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shelter for elderly (aged) housemaids Explanation: Of course one does not imagine that these people could have saved much money, so I would rather not call it a 'home' or 'residence', although, depending on your text, that might also be possible |
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Home for retired housemaids Explanation: How about this way? |
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home for aged female servants Explanation: “English and American A Kallenberg has donated 000 crowns for the erection of a home for aged servants” Bode Bugle Friday, March 10, 1911 http://newspaperarchive.com/bode-bugle/1911-03-10 “There are everywhere homes for aged servants… The home for aged servants in Dresden is under the immediate patronage of the Queen. In 1892, when visited, it had accommodations for fifteen women who must be at least sixty-two years old and give proof of having been a servant before being admitted.” http://brittlebooks.library.illinois.edu/brittlebooks_open/B... You could use “domestic staff” or “domestic workers” instead of “servant”. I would avoid “housemaid” – this is just one type of maid (see “Types of maid” - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid). Furthermore, the housekeeper would be a služka, but she is higher than a maid in the hierarchy of domestic workers. |
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retirement home for ( housemaids ) Explanation: tiež |
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