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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics | | English term or phrase: euphemism | I'm looking for a way to translate the phrase "X is a euphemism for Y", as in:
"Visually impaired" is a euphemism for "blind".
"Overweight" is a euphemism for "fat". |
| bgeerNot a translatorKudoZ activityQuestions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0
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| | لطف التعبير | Explanation:
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in your context we may say
X تعبير لطيف لY
أو
تعبير خفيف الوطأة ل...
HTH |
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 Saleh Al-Qammaari
Egypt
Local time: 21:32
| Grading comment Thanks, that works perfectly.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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3 mins confidence:  لطف التعبير
Language variant: حسن التعبير
Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-05-29 13:20:38 GMT)
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in your context we may say
X تعبير لطيف لY
أو
تعبير خفيف الوطأة ل...
HTH
| Saleh Al-Qammaari
Egypt
Local time: 21:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:  Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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| | Grading comment | Thanks, that works perfectly. |
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4 mins confidence: تعبير لطيف عن شئ سئ أو محرج
Explanation:
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-05-29 13:26:07 GMT)
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و(مصطلح) "ضعيف البصر " تعبيرألطف و أقل حدة من كلمة "أعمى" ...على سبيل المثال والله أعلم
| Hervana
Egypt
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +1
3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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