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Arabic translation: الأعمال كالعادة


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:business as usual
Arabic translation:الأعمال كالعادة
Entered by: Liliane Hatem
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18:46 May 5, 2010
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: business as usual
def: everything as it usually is
GilleR
الأعمال كالعادة
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Liliane Hatem
Local time: 01:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2الأعمال كالعادة
Liliane Hatem
5لكن الأمور كانت سائرة على وتيرتهاFuad Yahya
4 +1العمل مستمر كالمعتاد / يبقى الحال كما هو عليه
Muhammad Atallah
4تدور دواليب الحياة بشكل طبيعي
Tarik Boussetta
4روتين العمل
Inès Dopagne
4الحياة مستمرة
elsayed fayed
4كالمعتاد دائما
einass
4كنشاط اعتيادي/ كمساق أعمال اعتياجي
Jafar Filfil


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
الأعمال كالعادة


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub: أو الأعمال المعتادة
20 mins
  -> Thank you, Saleh!
agree  TargamaT: رغم حدوث العطل الكهربائي إلا أننا نتابع "العمل كالعادة" ونخدم زبائننا في جميع الفروع...ـ
49 mins
  -> Thanks!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
العمل مستمر كالمعتاد / يبقى الحال كما هو عليه


Explanation:
العمل مستمر كالمعتاد / يبقى الحال كما هو عليه

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin: Both are good.
40 mins
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
كالمعتاد دائما


Explanation:
كالمعتاد دائما

einass
Local time: 00:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
الحياة مستمرة


Explanation:
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elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 00:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  TargamaT: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/business as usual
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
كنشاط اعتيادي/ كمساق أعمال اعتياجي


Explanation:
لكنه كان كنشاط اعتيادي بالنسبة لليونانيين برغم الأزمة .. الخ



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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-05 20:59:59 GMT)
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كمساق أعمال اعتيادي

sorry for the typo

Jafar Filfil
Bulgaria
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
but it was business as usual
لكن الأمور كانت سائرة على وتيرتها


Explanation:
A key determinant in this instant is the dummy "subject-verb to be" construction, where the phrase in question operates as a logical predicate (or a grammatical "compliment"). "It" here means "things," "affairs," "life," etc.

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
تدور دواليب الحياة بشكل طبيعي


Explanation:
تدور دواليب الحياة بشكل طبيعي
in the past: كانت

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 22:39
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
روتين العمل


Explanation:
الروتين هو مجموعة من الإجراءات التي يتم عملها لإنجاز نفس المهمة

Inès Dopagne
France
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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May 10, 2010 - Changes made by Liliane Hatem:
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