Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 24, 2004 08:39
19 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Palestine
Accurate & Reliable
Native in: Arabic (Variants: UAE, Saudi , Jordanian, Sudanese, Lebanese, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Syrian, Palestinian, Egyptian)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
مضايقات
Arabic to English
Other
Government / Politics
Arabic or English explanation
تعرضت لكثير من المضايقات
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | harassments |
Doaa El Hefnawy
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| 5 +4 | harassments |
Spring2007 (X)
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| 5 +3 | I was repeatedly harrassed. |
Ahmed Ali
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| 3 +1 | annoyances, nuisance, teasings |
Randa Farhat
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| 3 +1 | abuses |
ena
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Arabic term (edited):
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harassments
I was subjected to numerous harassments.
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oi=defmore&q=...
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oi=defmore&q=...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr. Wathib Jabouri
28 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Alaa Zeineldine
: No need for plural, think of it like aggression, compassion, etc. It is also innumerable, so use "much" or "a lot of" instead of "numerous".
9 hrs
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Thank you. Your comments, as usual, have drawn my attention to this mistake (the mix up between formal and informal English)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "A lot of thanks"
+1
23 mins
Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Lebanon
Science, UN agencies, NGOs, Corporations
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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96
Arabic term (edited):
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annoyances, nuisance, teasings
in what context? by the system or by people?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr. Wathib Jabouri
9 mins
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thank you
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| neutral |
ArabInk
: not teasings, I think
1 hr
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thank you
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+3
3 hrs
Arabic term (edited):
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I was repeatedly harrassed.
harrassment is the word u r looking for.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nesrin
: I would also translate the whole sentence as you suggested
2 mins
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| agree |
Arabicstart
2 days 16 hrs
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| agree |
AhmedAMS
: There is one R only
14 days
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+4
3 mins
Arabic term (edited):
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harassments
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Note added at 4 hrs 33 mins (2004-09-24 13:12:44 GMT)
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For my \"s\" wary friends...
http://www.world66.com/travelwise/safetyandsecurity/harassme...
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/johnsonlb/xxvi/4444.htm
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Note added at 4 hrs 33 mins (2004-09-24 13:12:44 GMT)
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For my \"s\" wary friends...
http://www.world66.com/travelwise/safetyandsecurity/harassme...
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/johnsonlb/xxvi/4444.htm
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Sam Berner
: tsk, tsk... harassment .. "I have been subjected to much harassment".
8 mins
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| agree |
Nesrin
21 mins
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| agree |
Dr. Wathib Jabouri
28 mins
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| agree |
Aisha Maniar
: yes, but it's "harrassment" as Sam pointed out
1 hr
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| agree |
Alaa Zeineldine
: Another s-wary person, see my comment on Doaa. Google is not a style manual, the second link (ironically, the .gov) is rife with grammar mistakes.
10 hrs
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+1
1 day 3 hrs
Arabic term (edited):
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abuses
i was subject to many abuses .
Discussion
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