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المصطبة

English translation: terrace


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18:58 Nov 10, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Geography / Geography
Arabic term or phrase: المصطبة
يتكون الجبل الأخضر من ثلاث لمصاطب متميزة يتراوح ارتفاع المصطبة الأولى مابين مستوى البحر إلى 250-300 مترا فوق مستوى البحر
einass
Local time: 02:23
English translation:terrace
Explanation:
A raised bank of earth having vertical or sloping sides and a flat top
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/terrace
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mohamed elkhateeb
Egypt
Local time: 02:23
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Summary of answers provided
5Benchbaha74
4 +1terrace
mohamed elkhateeb
4 +1plateau
Nadia Ayoub
4 +1Mastaba
Ziad Alghamdi
4Thresholdhalani


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Mastaba


Explanation:


Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 03:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Osama Shahin
3 mins
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Threshold


Explanation:
Threshold

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:23
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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plateau


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...
I thinks what is meant is هضبة

It can't be Mastaba, since Mastaba is an Ancient Egyptian tomb structure.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 22

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agree  nevine ibrahim
11 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
terrace


Explanation:
A raised bank of earth having vertical or sloping sides and a flat top
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/terrace

mohamed elkhateeb
Egypt
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nevine ibrahim
11 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Bench


Explanation:
Benches

baha74
Iraq
Local time: 03:23
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in KurdishKurdish
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