Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

سلك لماع

English translation:

Steel wool

Mar 12, 2009 12:00
15 yrs ago
Arabic term

سلك لماع

Arabic to English Other Furniture / Household Appliances
سلك يستخدم لغسل الاواني المنزلية وتلميعها
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Mar 12, 2009 12:32: Saleh Dardeer changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"

Mar 12, 2009 18:28: Hanan Sharabati changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (3): Saleh Dardeer, halani, Hanan Sharabati

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Proposed translations

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28 mins
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Steel wool

Steel wool or 'wire wool' is a bundle of strands of very fine soft steel filaments, used in finishing and repairing work to polish wood or metal objects, as well as for household cleaning.

Steel wool is made from low-carbon steel (low enough to be close to plain iron). It is not made by drawing ”steel wool wire” through a tapered die, but rather by a process more like broaching where a heavy steel wire is pulled through a toothed die that removes a thin wire shaving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_wool



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Peer comment(s):

agree Heba Abed : Agree
9 mins
Thanks a lot, Heba!
agree Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
10 mins
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agree Amira Sayed
28 mins
Thanks a lot, Amira!
agree zax : سلك تنظيف / تلميع
4 hrs
Thanks a lot, Zax!
agree Steve Booth : also called wire wool we also have this made into pads with soap in them called brillo pads
5 hrs
Thanks a lot, Emandan!
agree Sarwat Ezzeldin : Also: Scrubbing or polishing steel wool
11 hrs
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agree nevine ibrahim
14 hrs
Thanks a lot, Nevine!
agree Shabbir Limbada
5 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you very much sir"
59 mins

Stainless Steel Scrubber

Stainless Steel Scrubber
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+1
6 hrs

stainless steel scourer

scour: To remove by scrubbing: scour grease from a pan.
Peer comment(s):

agree nevine ibrahim
8 hrs
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