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English term

Muneera Aziz

Saudi Arabia

36 questions

the unicorns

English to Arabic Bus/Financial Finance (general) how can i translte the wo

THE UNICORNS
Now, having made it clear that almost nobody beats the market over time, I will give one caveat. There is a tiny group of hedge fund managers who do the seemingly impossible by beating the market consistently. But they are the “unicorns,” the rarest of the rare. The “magicians.” The “market wizards.”

Proposed translations (Arabic)

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نادرون كالذهب

Abdelmonem Samir

Discussion

Randa Farhat Apr 14, 2015: @Tim "'Unicorn' is often used in English ... practically non-existent. What mythical creature would be used in Arabic for that meaning?"<br> In this case, there are three creatures (also called the three impossible): الغول والعنقاء والخلّ الوفي (Ghoul, Phoenix and True Friend). Since these managers 'beat the market consistently', I could possibly use الغول, plural الغيلان
Muneera Aziz (asker) Apr 14, 2015: I think I would go with the Arabic word " نادروا الوجود" or "نادرون كالذهب"
Tim Friese Apr 14, 2015: The English meaning 'Unicorn' is often used in English for something that is so hard to find it is practically non-existent, so the meaning here is that those hedge fund managers are very rare. What mythical creature would be used in Arabic for that meaning?