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Arabic translation: مجرمون أجانب


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English term or phrase:criminal aliens
Arabic translation:مجرمون أجانب
Entered by: Randa F
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00:15 Sep 5, 2004
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: criminal aliens
criminal aliens attempting to enter the country
sithanem
Local time: 16:58
المجرمين الأجانب
Explanation:

الأجانب المجرمين
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Randa F
Lebanon
Local time: 23:58
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2المجرمين الأجانب
Randa F
5 +2المجرمون القادمون من بلدان أخرىhtms
5 +1الدخلاء المجرمين
Saleh Ayyub


Discussion entries: 4





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
المجرمين الأجانب


Explanation:

الأجانب المجرمين

Randa F
Lebanon
Local time: 23:58
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 115
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  ArabInk: aliens who are criminals
1 hr
  -> of course it refers to 'the' criminal ones who try to cross the borders, not to 'all' illegal foreigners
agree  Nesrin: "المجرمون الأجانب" sounds better. "الأجانب المجرمون" sounds a bit as if someone was accusing all foreigners of being criminals.
7 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  AhmedAMS
7 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
الدخلاء المجرمين


Explanation:
صالح

Saleh Ayyub
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  ArabInk: illegal aliens - see my note to the main entry
5 mins
  -> ????????
agree  Hanan Ghannoum
5 hrs
  -> Thank you
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
المجرمون القادمون من بلدان أخرى


Explanation:
Long? Yes. But this is not a problem in Arabic. Convies the meaning, and takes us away from them being "legal or illigal aliens".

Do we have to stick to the exact number of English words,if we are to convey meaning in a clear, right Arabic context?

htms
Local time: 22:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin: You're right, what matters is that the meaning is unequivocal (although the English words "criminal aliens" IS ambiguous, so there's no harm in keeping it that way in Arabic)
58 mins
agree  AhmedAMS
7 days
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