Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
عيب في طول اللفة
English translation:
Roll Length Deficiency
Added to glossary by
mary talaat
Mar 15, 2007 11:48
17 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Works in: Arabic to English
عيب في طول اللفة
Arabic to English
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أنا أشتكى من أنه تم توريد لفة طولها أقل من الطول المطلوب فهل أقول
Defective length - this translation is right?
Defective length - this translation is right?
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Roll Length Deficiency
The length in this case is deficient, not defective.
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Sami Khamou
Native in Arabic
Accurate service & fast delivery
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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Roll length defect
Roll length defect
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Defect in the length of the roll
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Defect in the length of the roll
Peer comment(s):
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Tasnim TRABELSI KÖSELİ
: I think that mentioning the word 'defect' is better as it is a subject of complaint.
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
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Thank you Noha
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Abdallah Ali
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Thank you Abdallah
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haneen shouman
: I believe that this is the best translation, it explains the meaning without changing the level of emphasis in the original phrase
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reel/spool length deficiency
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non-conformity of the roll's length
I might suggest that one can not really say 'defective length', it might be that the length is not as required, i.e., does not conform, etc.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
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English
Works in field
Egypt
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Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, English, and 1 more.
too short, wrong length,
You could say: "the reel you sent was too short", "you sent a reel with the wrong length", "reel length was shorter than expected", ".. shorter than specified", etc.
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