Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Film | | English term or phrase: kicking the tires | All along the Croisette, American film buyers are kicking the tires of movies financed by complex tax structures, government rebates, high-net worth investors and a hedge fund or two.
----------------
(It is from an article about Cannes Film Festival) |
| Basel JbailyKudoZ activityQuestions: 112 ( 1 open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 15 closed without grading) Answers: 13
Qatar
| | Local time: 15:24
|
| | يقومون بدراسة سوق الأفلام السينمائية/الأفلام المتاحة | Explanation:
http://www.investorglossary.com/kicking-the-tires.htm
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kicking the tires
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 mins (2009-05-23 13:57:00 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Kicking the Tires is a slang term referring to the research an investor will perform before making an investment. Kicking the Tires typically involves grassroots research such as calling and visiting the company at hand. Kicking the Tires can also involve questioning a financial broker or advisor about the company and engaging in other similar investigative research before investing in a stock. Kicking the Tires is not meant to be used as a sure-fire way to predict the outcome of a potential investment; rather Kicking the Tires is a method to help an investor stay informed and make as educated of a decision as possible. The term "Kicking the Tires" originated from consumers' tendency to start kicking the tires of an automobile, in scrutiny, as the salesman makes the pitch. Though it is not a certain predictor of a stock's performance, Kicking the Tires is generally recommended to help investors learn as much as possible about a stock. |
| Selected response from:
  Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:24
| Grading comment Thanks, Nadia Ayoub.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
| |
| Discussion entries: 0 |
|---|
Automatic update in 00:
|
19 mins confidence:  
19 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 يقومون بدراسة سوق الأفلام السينمائية/الأفلام المتاحة
Explanation:
http://www.investorglossary.com/kicking-the-tires.htm
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kicking the tires
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 mins (2009-05-23 13:57:00 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Kicking the Tires is a slang term referring to the research an investor will perform before making an investment. Kicking the Tires typically involves grassroots research such as calling and visiting the company at hand. Kicking the Tires can also involve questioning a financial broker or advisor about the company and engaging in other similar investigative research before investing in a stock. Kicking the Tires is not meant to be used as a sure-fire way to predict the outcome of a potential investment; rather Kicking the Tires is a method to help an investor stay informed and make as educated of a decision as possible. The term "Kicking the Tires" originated from consumers' tendency to start kicking the tires of an automobile, in scrutiny, as the salesman makes the pitch. Though it is not a certain predictor of a stock's performance, Kicking the Tires is generally recommended to help investors learn as much as possible about a stock.
| Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:  Arabic
PRO pts in category: 55
|
| | |
|
| |
The translation workplace 
