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Soldiers were returned in transfer tubes.

Arabic translation: أعيد الجنود في أكفانهم


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Military / Defense
English term or phrase: Soldiers were returned in transfer tubes.
I understand this is a euphemism for "body bags", so I'm looking for an equally mild term in Arabic. Thanks.
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Arabic translation:أعيد الجنود في أكفانهم
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Myrtrad1
France
Local time: 07:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2أعيد الجنود في أكفانهم
Myrtrad1
4 +1وتم ارجاع جثامين الجنود في اكياس الموتى
Taleb Ebrahim
4ااكياس الموتى
Zingare11a
4عاد الجنود مدججين بأالاكفان
turki011


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
soldiers were returned in transfer tubes.
أعيد الجنود في أكفانهم


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Myrtrad1
France
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  safaealem
11 hrs
  -> thank you a lot
agree  Mohamed Kamel
22 hrs
  -> Thank you a lot
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
soldiers were returned in transfer tubes.
ااكياس الموتى


Explanation:
I think the term should be explained, because there is a story under it. Please see here:
http://www.slate.com/id/2139270/

Zingare11a
Israel
Local time: 08:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RussianRussian
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
soldiers were returned in transfer tubes.
عاد الجنود مدججين بأالاكفان


Explanation:
جاؤا مدججين بالسلاح وعادوا مدححين بالاكفان

turki011
Sudan
Local time: 09:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
soldiers were returned in transfer tubes.
وتم ارجاع جثامين الجنود في اكياس الموتى


Explanation:
وتم ارجاع جثامين الجنود في اكياس الموتى

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-07-04 12:23:39 GMT)
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وتم نقل جثامين الجنود في اكياس الموتى

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-07-04 12:25:13 GMT)
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وتم ارجاع جثامين الجنود في اكياس نقل الموتى

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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-07-05 06:54:40 GMT)
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وعادت رفاة الجنود في اكياس نقل الموتى

Taleb Ebrahim
Turkey
Local time: 08:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

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agree  Fathy Shehatto: Slang also called rubber bag a zippered green or black plastic bag used in the Vietnam War for return to the United States of bodies of U.S. soldiers killed in action. See also human remains pouch http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Transfer_tubes
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  -> Many thanks dear Fathy
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