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إستباق الحوادث

English translation: jump to conclusions

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Arabic term or phrase:	إستباق الحوادث
English translation:	jump to conclusions
Entered by:	Nadia Ayoub

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22:21 Sep 4, 2009

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Journalism / journalism/crime

Arabic term or phrase: إستباق الحوادث

إلقاء اللوم على هذه جهة او تلك جهة دونما تحقيق في الموضوع يكون في رأيي إستباقا للحوادث. ...

I heard this on Aljazeera 'Aktar min Rayii', talking about who was suspected in the recent bombings in Iraq.

mikadara KudoZ activity Questions: 14 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 06:54

jump to conclusions

Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 06:54

Grading comment

This seems a really good rendering - 'mere speculation' is also good, but I think 'jump to conclusions' captures what he means more.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

jump to conclusions

Nadia Ayoub

immature presumption

Assem

premature

mbrodie

jump before events

Mohammed Shakir

2 +1

mere speculation

WalidmUK

Answers

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

jump to conclusions

Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 06:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

This seems a really good rendering - 'mere speculation' is also good, but I think 'jump to conclusions' captures what he means more.

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mere speculation

Explanation:
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-09-04 22:34:50 GMT)
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prejudge

WalidmUK
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: I chose 'jump to conclusion' as the most fitting rendering but this one works too. Many Thanks.

16 mins confidence:

immature presumption

Explanation:
*

Assem
Local time: 06:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English

7 hrs confidence:

jump before events

Explanation:
=

Mohammed Shakir
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of:

Arabic

10 hrs confidence:

premature

Explanation:
This is what would be used in this context.

mbrodie
Local time: 04:54
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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Changes made by editors

Sep 6, 2009 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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