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Mar 18, 2005 14:05
19 yrs ago
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English term

janitress

English to Arabic Other Poetry & Literature short story
A janitress is the female of a janitor or a porter:
How could I put it in literery Arabic
Proposed translations (Arabic)
4 +2 الحاجبة/البوابة
4 زوجة البواب/زوجة الحاجب
3 حارسة المبنى

Discussion

Fuad Yahya Mar 18, 2005:
Where and when do the events of this story take place?
Non-ProZ.com Mar 18, 2005:
its not mentioned that she does any cleaning, but she keeps a coal furnance in the building basement, and examines the fireplaces of the building.
Fuad Yahya Mar 18, 2005:
In the US, a janitor is a memeber of the cleaning staff. Is this the meaning employed in your text?

Proposed translations

1 min

حارسة المبنى

حارسة المبنى
موظفة الحراسة بالمبنى
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3 mins

زوجة البواب/زوجة الحاجب

أو امرأة الحاجب
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+2
13 mins

الحاجبة/البوابة

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Peer comment(s):
agree Dina Abdo : that's if she's the working one in the context, otherwise, I'll agree with Iman's
2 hrs
agree Rania KH
6 hrs
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