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bobby pin

10:39 Mar 5, 2007
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English to Albanian translations [Non-PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / hair adornments
English term or phrase: bobby pin
Please help, what is the right Albanian word for "bobby pin" (a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold hair in place) ? I've got "karficë flokësh" as a variant, but maybe some better word exists? Thanks in advance.
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Summary of answers provided
5Karfice flokësh
Ahmet Murati
5 -2karfice flokesh
Elvana Moore


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
karfice flokesh


Explanation:
Karfice flokesh flokesh apo dhe kapse flokesh (however, kapse flokesh is more associated with possibly bigger and varied sizes and shapes - as in hair clips).e

Elvana Moore
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Eva T: Elvana, do you realize that you are not using any of the Albanian special characters? This is absolutely not professional, plus confusing to people who do not know Albanian. How can you translate like this?
4 hrs
disagree  Ahmet Murati: Yes it is true that this might be confusing to other peoples that do not speak and know quite good Albanian language.
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182 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Karfice flokësh


Explanation:
problemi në përgjigjen e Elvanës ishte se nuk përdorte shkronjat tjera si ç dhe ë.

the problen at Elvana's answer was that she didn't used te letters like ç and ë

Ahmet Murati
Germany
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
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