آبدارچي

English translation: tea boy, Tea lady

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:آبدارچي
English translation:tea boy, Tea lady
Entered by: EProz

09:35 Apr 25, 2015
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: آبدارچي
آبدارچي: کسی که در اداره یا محل کار وظیفه‌اش درست کردن چای یا قهوه است.
EProz
Iran
Local time: 01:36
tea boy
Explanation:
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Note added at 8 mins (2015-04-25 09:44:25 GMT)
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http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tea-boy

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Note added at 22 mins (2015-04-25 09:58:21 GMT)
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We have tea lady too:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_lady

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Note added at 38 mins (2015-04-25 10:14:31 GMT)
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http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/teaboy
Selected response from:

safura
Iran
Local time: 01:36
Grading comment
Thanks. However, it seems that this job is unknown to natives or doesn't exist at all in English-speaking countries. Take a look at their comments here:

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=3004828
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5tea boy
safura
5tea man
mokhtar faqih
4janitor/caretaker
Elham Sharifi
4tea-shop keeper/coffee-house keeper
Mehran Borzoufard


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
janitor/caretaker


Explanation:
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Elham Sharifi
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tea boy


Explanation:
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Note added at 8 mins (2015-04-25 09:44:25 GMT)
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http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/tea-boy

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Note added at 22 mins (2015-04-25 09:58:21 GMT)
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We have tea lady too:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_lady

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Note added at 38 mins (2015-04-25 10:14:31 GMT)
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http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/teaboy

safura
Iran
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
Grading comment
Thanks. However, it seems that this job is unknown to natives or doesn't exist at all in English-speaking countries. Take a look at their comments here:

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=3004828
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tea man


Explanation:
به شخصی گفته میشه که مسئول ابدارخانه و ریختن چای برای شرکتی یا جایی است.

mokhtar faqih
Iran
Local time: 01:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tea-shop keeper/coffee-house keeper


Explanation:


Mehran Borzoufard
Iran
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 1
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