Gość: Margot IP: *.brnt.cable.ntl.com 25.08.08, 13:27 I'm looking for the explanation (to translate it properly) of the word Aga - and this is not a name... ???? help!!!is this a kind of old fashioned heater? Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś czytaj wygodnie posty
jonathan.oakley Re: Aga 25.08.08, 15:51 I think AGA stands for American Gas Association based in Washington D.C - they represent over 200 energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the U.S. There was also an AGA cooker invented in 1922 by a Swede! :-) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: grzegorz Re: Aga IP: *.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com 26.08.08, 09:07 I found in internet like bellow. Could you verify it Jonathan, please? 1. from Princeton University wordnet: Noun Aga, Agha (title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey)) agon (a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes) 2. from google definition: * Imprinted on many gas valves and appliances. It is the American Gas Association rating. www.plumbingworld.com/plumbingdefinitions.html * American Gas Association, Inc. www.bovio.com/hvac_terms.htm * title of respect, as Hassan Aga; basic meaning is landlord www.mpmbooks.com/amelia/GLOSSARY.HTM * Association of Government Auditors www.bestpractices.osi.ca.gov/sysacq/Glossary.aspx * A baby whose birth weight falls within the normal range for his gestational age. www.mainlinehealth.org/mlh/wellness/WHS/article_10335.asp * American Gas Association, Inc.Air Conditioner - A device that changes humidity levels, temperature or quality of air. www.completeheatandair.com/dictionary.htm * in SW Chita Oblast, RSFSR; area 7,950 sq. mi.; pop. 49,000 ( 1959), mostly Buryats. Adm. center, village of Aginskoye. Sharply continental climate. Animal breed- www.questia.com/PM.qst * title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey) wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn * AGA was a German automobile company, once quite large, which manufactured its wares in Berlin from 1919 to 1929, and which by 1922 was manufacturing 1000 cars a month. It was part of the Stinnes group of companies. AGA stood for Autogen Gasaccumulator AG, a company originally founded in 1914. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGA (automobile) * Aga is listed on the Sumerian king list as the last king in the first Dynasty of Kish. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga (King of Sumer) * Alternative spelling of agha en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aga * An AGA cooker en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aga Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
jonathan.oakley Re: Aga 26.08.08, 17:22 Hi, Yes, it looks factual. There used to be a company called AGA AB - a swedish company - that manufactured AGA cookers though the company are now known as Lind or something similar. :-) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: grzegorz Re: Aga IP: *.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com 26.08.08, 22:32 cool, bellow is a bit different word like below (single/duoble "L"). Is same pron. for this word? Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: Margot Re: Aga IP: *.brnt.cable.ntl.com 29.08.08, 21:21 Thank you guys :) the problem is that my character (in a book) sits at the Aga... so it must be a kind of heater-cooker... like Frania in Poland in 70-s - but it was a washing mashine :) M Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: MarcFloyd Re: Aga IP: 84.13.105.* 05.10.08, 13:53 It is cooker, indeed. You can call it "old fashion" one, however it is installed in new houses as well. Quite expensive btw ;) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
jonathan.oakley Re: Aga 24.10.08, 00:24 The AGA cooker was mentioned in The Times yesterday. Apparently one broke down in someone's house and this made the news. Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: angel_face Re: Aga IP: *.uwm.edu.pl 24.10.08, 13:22 Once, I watched a program on BBC (I think) concering selling the properties. Anyway I saw in this program a sort of old fashioned kitchen (cooker). The presenter was calling this piece of kitchen equipment as ARGA. I definitely heard a letter "R" in this word :) Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
Gość: angel_face Re: Aga IP: *.uwm.edu.pl 24.10.08, 13:44 Here is the link you can see hwo Arga looks like. www.homes.fotopic.net/p38439372.html So, it is a combination of cooker and stove. Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś
jonathan.oakley Re: Aga 24.10.08, 17:17 How interesting...I have found an ARGA shop that sells AGA cookers: www.mylocalservices.co.uk/Oxfordshire/Agas_and_Cookers/679923/Arga_Shop.html They are meant to be very reliable-the Volvos' of the cooker world- but no so cheap...Broseley/Nordica Thermo Rosa cookers are also popular and better priced.. Odpowiedz Link Zgłoś