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الملف

English translation: issue or dossier (depending on context)

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Arabic term or phrase:الملف
English translation:issue or dossier (depending on context)
Entered by: Sam Berner

09:11 Apr 3, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / ministries, the Cabinet, journalistic expressions
Arabic term or phrase: الملف
كما تورد العبارة في "الملف العراقي" "ملف كوريا الشمالية النووي" "ملف الحرب في دارفور" إلخ
Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 14:01
don't translate it
Explanation:
unless your client wants a literal translation, don't translate this Arabic journalese term...cabinets, IGOs, NGOs, etc. in English-speaking countries meet to discuss "Iraq", "Darfur", "the North Korean missile issue". "Issue" can be used but isn't always necessary, or if it's in a list, you could say "items on the agenda include..."

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-04-03 09:33:36 GMT)
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in that case, I'd go with "file" or "dossier" as they like very literal translations. Not all clients are interested in target language fluency.
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Aisha Maniar
Grading comment
Thanks, Aisha :-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4don't translate it
Aisha Maniar


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
don't translate it


Explanation:
unless your client wants a literal translation, don't translate this Arabic journalese term...cabinets, IGOs, NGOs, etc. in English-speaking countries meet to discuss "Iraq", "Darfur", "the North Korean missile issue". "Issue" can be used but isn't always necessary, or if it's in a list, you could say "items on the agenda include..."

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-04-03 09:33:36 GMT)
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in that case, I'd go with "file" or "dossier" as they like very literal translations. Not all clients are interested in target language fluency.

Aisha Maniar
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
Thanks, Aisha :-)
Notes to answerer
Asker: This is one of those clients we both worked for - and they want it faithfully literal because it is for a computer gnerated corpora. "Issue" doesn't fit a sentence like "إستلم نائب وزيرة الخاريجية الأمريكية ملف حرب دارفور من سابقه فلان الفلاني" Do you see my dilemma?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh: File/ Dossier.
3 hrs
agree  Khalid W: Drops out except in the most literal translations.
4 hrs
agree  Fuad Yahya
4 hrs
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