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سألنا عن هويته

English translation: we enquired/asked about his character/personality


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Arabic term or phrase:سألنا عن هويته
English translation:we enquired/asked about his character/personality
Entered by: Haytham Boles
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08:29 May 27, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Religion / a short autobiography
Arabic term or phrase: سألنا عن هويته
سئلنا أصحاب بسمان عن هويته، فقالوا كان شابا رائعا وقمة الخلق والأخلاق،
Haytham Boles
United States
Local time: 03:13
we enquired/asked about his character/personality
Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 12:13
Grading comment
I find this answer most helpful. I'd like to thank the other answerer for his help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5we enquired/asked about his character/personality
Nadia Ayoub
4 +1We asked for his identityConstantinos Faridis


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
we enquired/asked about his character/personality


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 12:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 196
Grading comment
I find this answer most helpful. I'd like to thank the other answerer for his help.
Notes to answerer
Asker: شكراً جزيلاً عزيزتي نادية على المساعدة. ترجمتك مميزة!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samaa Zeitoun: yes, in this context هوية is character/personality, not identity
19 mins
  -> Many thanks Samaa :)
agree  Eid Ibrahim
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Eid :)
agree  sktrans
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks Sktrans :)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohsin :)
agree  Ahmed Badawy
8 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ahmed :)
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
We asked for his identity


Explanation:
Maven Blog » Blog Archive » The Importance of ID Verification

6 Apr 2010 ... At Maven we are very aware of the risks involved in connecting people for ... to participate because we asked him to validate his identity. ...
www.mavenresearch.com/.../the-importance-of-id-verification...



Constantinos Faridis
Greece
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Greek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amir Boulis
3 days10 hrs
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