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Arabic translation: اتصال عشوائي/اعتباطي/غير محدد


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English term or phrase:Cold-call
Arabic translation:اتصال عشوائي/اعتباطي/غير محدد
Entered by: halani
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05:35 Oct 6, 2009
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Cold-call
But I don't mean the investment term. I mean the regular definition:

A telephone call or visit made to someone who is not known or not expecting contact, often in order to sell something.

Case in point: The peeping tom who videotaped Erin Andrews from ESPN got arrested at last. They said he had cold-called top hotels to find out where she was staying. What would the correct Arabic word be here? Assuming of course there's a word or a term of two words, rather than a long definition.

Thanks much. Have a great day.
Nora Medhat
Local time: 10:00
اتصال عشوائي/اعتباطي/غير محدد
Explanation:
اتصال عشوائي/اعتباطي/غير محدد
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halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 12:00
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1اتصال بدون سابق معرفه
Ziad Alghamdi
5مكالمة غير معدّ لها / دون ترتيب مسبق
Ahmed El-Aktash
5اتصال عشوائي/اعتباطي/غير محددhalani
4اتصالات عشوائيه زيارات عشوائيه
Omnia Rasmy Mohamed
3 +1مكالمة من مجهول
hassan zekry
3الزيارة المرتجلة
Myrtrad1
3اتصل (باروع فنادق) او زارها
Alexander Yeltsov


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cold-call
اتصل (باروع فنادق) او زارها


Explanation:
اتصل (باروع فنادق) او زارها

Alexander Yeltsov
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cold-call
اتصال عشوائي/اعتباطي/غير محدد


Explanation:
اتصال عشوائي/اعتباطي/غير محدد

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 14
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cold-call
مكالمة من مجهول


Explanation:
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hassan zekry
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  yen_yang: it matches the meaning
6 hrs
  -> thanks Mr. Yen
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cold-call
الزيارة المرتجلة


Explanation:
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زيارة العملاء / الزبناء

Myrtrad1
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cold-call
اتصالات عشوائيه زيارات عشوائيه


Explanation:
زيارات ارتجاليه او اتصالات عشوائيه غير محدده لبلوغ شئ

Omnia Rasmy Mohamed
Egypt
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cold-call
اتصال بدون سابق معرفه


Explanation:
اتصال يكون للبيع دون معرفه سابقه

Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 11:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zoubida Hamdaoui
24 mins
  -> Many thanks bidaa
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cold-call
مكالمة غير معدّ لها / دون ترتيب مسبق


Explanation:
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Ahmed El-Aktash
Egypt
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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