Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 18, 2007 08:21
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
Cheaper, faster and better
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, French to Italian
mangle, wringer
Italian to English
Other
Tourism & Travel
laundry
I need the right English translation of the Italian word "mangano".
It seems to me that it is mangle or wringer. Can you please help me with this translation?
Thanks
Barbara
It seems to me that it is mangle or wringer. Can you please help me with this translation?
Thanks
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | mangle |
Oscar Romagnone
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Change log
Dec 18, 2007 08:27: Adele Oliveri changed "Language pair" from "English to Italian" to "Italian to English"
Jan 1, 2008 16:27: Oscar Romagnone Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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4 mins
Oscar Romagnone
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Italy
Broad experience in legal translations
Native in: Italian (Variant: Swiss )
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Spanish to Italian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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mangle
L'Hazon dà "mangle" come traducente di "mangano"...
Peer comment(s):
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Adele Oliveri
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Ciao Adele e...grazie!
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Dana Rinaldi
: mangle, no doubt!
5 mins
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thanks Dana! :)
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Rachel Fell
: either, though personally I use the word mangle
40 mins
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thanks a lot, Rachel!
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moranna (X)
: mangle or wringer are both devices to remove excess moisture
57 mins
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thank you, Moranna!
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Fiamma Lolli
: oh yes (but mangano, according to the De Mauro Italian dictionary, means machine for ironing big amounts of clothes...)
1 hr
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grazie Fiamma! :-))
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Desiree Bonfiglio
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grazie Desiree!!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
Discussion
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Thanks again for your help.
Barbara