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فلول

English translation: remnants


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Arabic term or phrase:فلول
English translation:remnants
Entered by: hassan zekry
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20:09 Sep 17, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / الصحافة
Arabic term or phrase: فلول
فلول النظام
مروة
remnant of the regime
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hassan zekry
Local time: 12:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6remnant of the regime
hassan zekry
4old regime loyalists
Mohammed Attia
4group / defeated
REHAM HUSSIEN
4the rearguard of the defeated
Mohsin Alabdali


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
remnant of the regime


Explanation:
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hassan zekry
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy
48 mins

agree  Hani Hassaan: البلد كلها فلول ولله الحمد
3 hrs

agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
11 hrs

agree  Mai Mowafy
13 hrs

agree  Steve Booth: spot on but 'remnants' in the plural not the singular
22 hrs

agree  mbrodie: with Steve: "remnants"
2 days9 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
group / defeated


Explanation:
توجد ترجمتان لكلمة فَلّ في قاموس المورد

إما فَلّ بمعني جماعة: group

أو فَلّ بمعنى مُنهَزِم: defeated

REHAM HUSSIEN
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the rearguard of the defeated


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 13:54
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
old regime loyalists


Explanation:
If you google for "old regime loyalists", you'll find that it has more than 40 thousand hits. I think this is more natural.

Mohammed Attia
Local time: 11:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Changes made by editors
Oct 1, 2011 - Changes made by hassan zekry:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Sep 17, 2011 - Changes made by TargamaT:
Language pairEnglish to Arabic => Arabic to English
Sep 17, 2011 - Changes made by TargamaT:
Language pairArabic to English => English to Arabic
Sep 17, 2011 - Changes made by TargamaT:
Language pairEnglish to Arabic => Arabic to English


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