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امعان

English translation: involved

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Arabic term or phrase:	امعان
English translation:	involved
Entered by:	Noha Kamal, PhD.

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14:46 Sep 15, 2008

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Journalism

Arabic term or phrase: امعان

Does this mean involvement? From an article describing suicide bomber operations in Iraq:
بعد ان اتضح لعالم مدى امعان تنظيم القاعدة في الإجرام من خلال
استغلال إعاقات الناس في تنفيذ عمليات ضد الأبرياء

mbrodie KudoZ activity Questions: 350 (10 open) (5 without valid answers) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 1163
Local time: 21:09

involved

Explanation:
how involved Al-Qaeda are

Selected response from:

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 22:09

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

excess(iveness)

Assem Mazloum

5 +4

involved

Noha Kamal, PhD.

deeply implicated

zax

deeply indulged..

Ghada Samir

criminal tenacity

Nadia Ayoub

assiduity

munomoni

determination

baligh

entrenchment

Mohsin Alabdali

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

excess(iveness)

Explanation:
going too far, going to extremes, going to excess, ; carrying too far

Assem Mazloum
Local time: 23:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English

5 mins confidence:

determination

Explanation:
The litteral translation would be "consideration" or "attentiveness" which does not make any sense in this context. Thats why I have chosen the term "determination" instead.
Good luck.

baligh
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,