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Arabic translation: ضابط بحرية برتبة عميد بحري فما فوق ممن يحق لهم رفع علم على مقر قيادتهم برا أو بحرا


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English term or phrase:flag
Arabic translation:ضابط بحرية برتبة عميد بحري فما فوق ممن يحق لهم رفع علم على مقر قيادتهم برا أو بحرا
Entered by: Mohsin Alabdali
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07:19 Jul 15, 2008
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Military / Defense
English term or phrase: flag
It is a rank in the U.S.A navy
venus111
Local time: 16:00
ضابط بحرية برتبة عميد بحري فما فوق ممن يحق لهم رفع علم على مقر قيادتهم برا أو بحرا
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 16:00
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2أميرال
Shazly
4 +2ضابط بحرية برتبة عميد بحري فما فوق ممن يحق لهم رفع علم على مقر قيادتهم برا أو بحرا
Mohsin Alabdali
4ضابط بحري عظيمamrhonest


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
أميرال


Language variant: العميد البحري

Explanation:
an admiral functioning in his office of command

Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 15:00
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 45

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdurrahman Mahanna
42 mins

agree  Rifat Ali
2 hrs
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ضابط بحري عظيم


Explanation:
senior ranks in the army called ضابط عظيم as this rank is not retricted only to admiral but also commodore.

usage of the term flag officer refers to the senior officers in a nation's navy, specifically those who hold the rank of commodore or any of the admiral ranks

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Note added at 35 mins (2008-07-15 07:54:49 GMT)
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I mean it is not restricted to admiral but also includes the rank of commodore


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_officer
amrhonest
Egypt
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ضابط بحرية برتبة عميد بحري فما فوق ممن يحق لهم رفع علم على مقر قيادتهم برا أو بحرا


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdurrahman Mahanna
16 mins
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agree  Mahmoud Rayyan
1 hr
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Changes made by editors
Jul 19, 2008 - Changes made by Mohsin Alabdali:
Edited KOG entryvenus111's old entry - "flag " => "ضابط بحرية برتبة عميد بحري فما فوق ممن يحق لهم رفع علم على مقر قيادتهم برا أو بحرا"


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