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حدثا عابرا

English translation: go/pass unnoticed


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Arabic term or phrase:حدثا عابرا
English translation:go/pass unnoticed
Entered by: Noha Kamal, PhD.
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18:44 Sep 22, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / articles
Arabic term or phrase: حدثا عابرا
ان ما حدث في دمشق لن يمر كحدث عابر
ayman musa
Local time: 23:09
go/pass unnoticed
Explanation:
...will not be just another incident.
Selected response from:

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 22:09
Grading comment
many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3go/pass unnoticed
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5 +1momentary event/incident
Wali Shearzad (LL.M. Harvard)
5trivial incident
Nadia Ayoub
4 +1Incidental Event/ Passing event/Short-lived event
Ghada Samir
3will not go away as if it had never happened
Deborah Lockett


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
go/pass unnoticed


Explanation:
...will not be just another incident.

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 22:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muhammad Abdulfattah AHMAD: Perfect reasoning and rendition. Thanks for sharing it.
34 mins
  -> Thanks for the kind words :)

agree  Heather Shaw
40 mins
  -> Thanks, Heather.

agree  Mona Helal: the whole term has to be taken into consideration ie: ان ما حدث في دمشق لن يمر كحدث عابر for the meaning "go unnoticed" to apply. It can't be taken out of context, otherwise it will mean something else totally.
5 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
momentary event/incident


Explanation:
Please see the reference for more information on the term momentary.


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/momentary
Wali Shearzad (LL.M. Harvard)
Local time: 16:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PushtoPushto, Native in DariDari

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  a1interpreter
2 days23 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
will not go away as if it had never happened


Explanation:
it seems that people would like the event to go away, but it's not going to do that

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 21:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
trivial incident


Explanation:
insignificant, minor, petty incident; I think that's what's meant.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 22:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Incidental Event/ Passing event/Short-lived event


Explanation:
1-Incidental event:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=18...

2-Passing event:

http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=kjOJT739rO0C&pg=PA57&lpg...

3-Short-lived event:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?num=100&hl=en&newwindow=1&q=...

Thanks

Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 22:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali: I agree only to "passing event"
3 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Mr. Mohsin:)
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Changes made by editors
Sep 23, 2008 - Changes made by Noha Kamal, PhD.:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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