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كشك الموسيقى

English translation: Musik Arcade

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Arabic term or phrase:كشك الموسيقى
English translation:Musik Arcade
Entered by: hamuksha (X)

12:10 Oct 7, 2003
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Music
Arabic term or phrase: كشك الموسيقى
It's a name of a music-content webpage. My employeer argues me that "Music Kiosk" won't be intelligible for the English version user! I think the British occupation brought that kind of entertainment to several countries. Do u supprot ME or my employeer?
hamuksha (X)
Local time: 01:27
I simply suggest MUSIC ARCADE
Explanation:
I guess it sounds more suitable as for a music-content webpage.
Selected response from:

Boushra Ezzideen
Belgium
Local time: 01:27
Grading comment
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Music Box
Mumtaz
5 +3I simply suggest MUSIC ARCADE
Boushra Ezzideen
5 +3jukebox
Aisha Maniar
3 +3I prefer Kiosk
jenan
4Musicstand
monzer


Discussion entries: 1





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
I simply suggest MUSIC ARCADE


Explanation:
I guess it sounds more suitable as for a music-content webpage.

Boushra Ezzideen
Belgium
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  samarh32
18 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
18 days
agree  radwa abdel ghany
77 days
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Music Box


Explanation:
A music-making device consisting of a housing or box enclosing a sounding mechanism, especially one in which a row of tuned steel teeth are plucked by pins set in a revolving cylinder to produce a melody.

Mumtaz
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aisha Maniar: as a native english speaker, personally I think this is the better of the two suggestions
29 mins
agree  globalvil
52 mins
agree  Saleh Ayyub
5 hrs
agree  sarsam
8 hrs
agree  Alaa AHMED
20 hrs
agree  Stephen Franke: Agree. Go with "Music Box." Viewers will understand that, and you both can eliminate further literary flailing around on this.
1 day 1 hr
agree  AhmedAMS
18 days
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
jukebox


Explanation:
just another suggestion...it's quite similar to a music kiosk, but a lot more familiar

Aisha Maniar
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya
9 hrs
agree  Alaa AHMED
19 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
18 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
I prefer Kiosk


Explanation:
If you have to choose between Kiosk and Koshk go for the first one ofcourse

jenan
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ghassan al-Alem: right! music kiosk.
3 hrs
agree  monzer
6 hrs
agree  Mueen Issa
1 day 2 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Musicstand


Explanation:
just like bookstand

monzer
Jordan
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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