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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical (general) / community care | | English term or phrase: boarding houses | | "This service supports residents of licensed boarding houses in ... and ...[names of areas]" |
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| | بيوت إيواء المعوقين (for "licensed boarding houses") | Explanation:
We should look at the whole expression "Licensed boarding houses", in order to understand what it means. If you do an internet search on it, you will find they are all in Australia. The following website www.nswombudsman.nsw.gov.au/publications/ Publist_pdfs/fact%20sheets/CSD_FS4_BoardingHouses.pdf explains:
"What are licensed boarding houses?
Any ‘residential centre for handicapped persons’ licensed or declared under the Youth and Community Services Act 1973. (…) providing accommodation and support to approximately 1,200 people with a disability. These centres generally do not receive any direct funding through the Government, but residents receive a range of community services funded through the government’s Boarding House Reform Strategy"
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Note added at 5 hrs 20 mins (2004-06-27 10:03:38 GMT)
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or \"مراكز إيواء المعوقين\" as in
http://www.alriyadh-np.com/Contents/28-10-2002/Mainpage/LOCA... |
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38 mins confidence:  بيوت الايواء - بيوت الاعاشة
Explanation:
أفضل كلمة بيوت على منازل لأنها أشمل كما أن ايواء قد تعطي معنى أكثر دقة من الاعاشة رغم أن هذه الأخيرة مقبولة في هذا السياق.
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 بيت الضيافة
Explanation:
DEFINITION: a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests) WordNet Dictionary 1.6
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Note added at 1 hr 37 mins (2004-06-27 06:21:17 GMT)
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bear in mind the phrase \"paying guests\" which indicates it cannot be translated as \"eywaa\" or \"eyaasha\"
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