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ماهيت

English translation: I likened


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16:28 Apr 20, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Arabic term or phrase: ماهيت
ولربما كان السبب في هذا الإهمال هو أني ماهيت بينه وبين الحزب الشيوعي المصري، فافترضت ضمناً أن فكره صحيح إيديولوجياً، لكنه لم يكن يحمل أي جديد يساعدني في فهم عالمي وواقعي
GilleR
English translation:I likened
Explanation:
Perhaps the reason of this neglect was I likened between him and the Egyptian Communist Party, I supposed implicitly that his thinking is ideologically right, but it was not carrying any new to help me in understanding my world and my reality.
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Ibrahim H Hussney
Local time: 12:53
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1I likened
Ibrahim H Hussney
5I equatedRachid Amrani
5correlated, assimilated
Amira A Wahab
4blurred the distinction [between]Andrew C


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I likened


Explanation:
Perhaps the reason of this neglect was I likened between him and the Egyptian Communist Party, I supposed implicitly that his thinking is ideologically right, but it was not carrying any new to help me in understanding my world and my reality.

Ibrahim H Hussney
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steve Booth: However it should be 'I likened him to to the Egyptian CP' not likened between him and
13 hrs
  -> Thanks Steve for your comment
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
correlated, assimilated


Explanation:
related them to each other, made something the same as the other, compare

Amira A Wahab
Local time: 12:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I equated


Explanation:
equate /i'kwe{I}t/ verb [vn] ~ sth (with sth) to think that sth is the same as sth else or is as important: Some parents equate education with exam success. * I don’t see how you can equate the two things.


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Rachid Amrani
Morocco
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
blurred the distinction [between]


Explanation:
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Andrew C
Local time: 11:53
Native speaker of: English
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