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In care of

Arabic translation: لعناية

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English term or phrase:	in care of (c/o)
Arabic translation:	لعناية
Entered by:	Fuad Yahya

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06:35 Oct 20, 2003

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Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Correspondence

English term or phrase: In care of

From:
To: In care of
Subject:

Letter

Does “in care of” mean “c/o”? If that is the case, why the prep."In" is inserted?

Amer al-Azem KudoZ activity Questions: 1896 (32 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 295
Local time: 15:40

The real question is why is "in" dropped from the abbreviation.

Explanation:
The answer is because it is an abbreviation. It does not have to include everything. It is understood as is.

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Fuad Yahya

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The real question is why is "in" dropped from the abbreviation.

Fuad Yahya

5 +2

عناية:

Alaa Abdulsalam

في رعاية in care of

ghassan al-Alem

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peer agreement (net): +7

The real question is why is "in" dropped from the abbreviation.

Explanation:
The answer is because it is an abbreviation. It does not have to include everything. It is understood as is.

Fuad Yahya
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 36

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in care of C/O عناية:

Explanation:
The intended addressee in correspondence. It will be preceded by To: his or her organization

Alaa Abdulsalam
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 15:40
Native speaker of:

Arabic

11 hrs confidence:

في رعاية in care of

Explanation:
c/o is quite different to in care of where the first denotes 'via' or 'through', while the latter means 'under supervison of'
ويجب أن ننتبه إلى (في) رعاية وليس برعاية التي تعني sponsored by or under the auspices of

ghassan al-Alem
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 15:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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Changes made by editors

Nov 5, 2005 - Changes made by Fuad Yahya:
Field	Other => Bus/Financial
Field (specific)	(none) => General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Field (write-in)	(none) => Correspondence

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