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English term or phrase:	dramatically
Arabic translation:	مثير
Entered by:	xxxhamuksha

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08:40 Jun 22, 2004

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism

English term or phrase: dramatically

This adeverb is sometimes confusing to me. For instnce, in the following sentence, i'm not sure if "dramatically" means "in terms of drama; plot, action..and so" or it's simply a degree adverb (so that it could be substituted with "very much"; extremely...). In today's media we're used to such expressions like "The Air forces shot the city dramatically".

xxxhamuksha KudoZ activity Questions: 124 (6 open) Answers: 71
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مثير

Explanation:
The example you provide ("The air forces..") is a bit unusual and unrepresentative.
Webster's Online Dictionary gives the following definitions:
1. In an very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically".
2. In a dramatic manner; "he confessed dramatically".
3. With respect to dramatic value; "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad".
For the sentence you provided, I would rule out options 2 and 3. That leaves option 1, which means something like مثير or مفاجئ, although that is usually used in conjunction with verbs like "change, improve, rise, fall, increase, drop" etc.

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Note added at 42 mins (2004-06-22 09:23:25 GMT)
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Now that you\'ve added the sentence - I would translate \"dramatically\" here as جذرياً:
مختلفة جذرياً عن - تختلف بشكل جذري عن