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Acre foot

Arabic translation: فدان-قدم


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Acre foot
Arabic translation: فدان-قدم
Entered by: linadia
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02:53 May 17, 2004
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Science - Physics
English term or phrase: Acre foot
This is the volume (as of irrigation water) that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot.

A unit of volume often used in oil-reservoir analysis, equivalent to the volume (as of oil or water) necessary to cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot.

What's the best Arabic translation?
linadia
فدان-قدم
Explanation:
عادة تقال فدان-قدم وليس فدان وقدم ويساوى عدد 1 فدان-قدم43560 قدم مكعب
أو 324851 جالوناً
أى أنها وحدة حجم
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Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 23:06
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9فدّان و قدم
Randa F
1 +1فدان-قدم
Shazly
1فدان بعمق قدمalhanash


Discussion entries: 7





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
acre foot
فدّان و قدم


Explanation:
فدّان = acre
قدم = foot

acre can also be names as الأكْر
it is equal to 4000 square meter, approximately

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-05-17 03:03:44 GMT)
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typo, names = named
foot is almost 30 centimeters approx., it is also one-third of a yard

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Note added at 22 mins (2004-05-17 03:16:18 GMT)
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here\'s a link, not inclusive though!
http://www.islamonline.net/Arabic/Science/2001/04/Article18....

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Note added at 41 mins (2004-05-17 03:35:41 GMT)
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Nadiaa, I\'m not sure which one you want or how to re-enter, but here it is:
مقدار ماء الري يساوي المقدار اللازم لري مساحة واحد فدان بعمق واحد قدم، ويمكن القول فدان لكل قدم

Randa F
Lebanon
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sabrygameel
13 mins
  -> danke schoen
agree  Saleh Ayyub
22 mins
  -> danke schoen
agree  shay_k: يستحسن بالعربية وضع الرقم بعد الاسم مثل"مساحة فدان واحد" وبعمق قدم واحدة"
1 hr
  -> danke schoen
agree  Alaa Abdulsalam: with latest translation of Kalila
2 hrs
  -> danke schoen
agree  Dr. Wathib Jabouri
3 hrs
  -> mille grazie
agree  ahmed ismaiel owieda
3 hrs
  -> mille grazie
agree  samehme
5 hrs
  -> spasiba
agree  Shazly: عادة تقال فدان-قدم وليس فدان وفدم وتساوى 43560 قدم مكعب
14 hrs
  -> i meant فدان for Acre AND قدم for foot. it is فدان/قدم not فدان-قدم ..
agree  Ahmed Abou-Zeid
17 hrs
  -> thank you, General!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
فدان بعمق قدم


Explanation:
فدان واحد بعمق قدم واحد

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Note added at 2004-05-18 14:09:56 (GMT)
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sorry, \"in the box\"

alhanash
Local time: 01:06

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Randa F: please see above discussion and added notes as فدان بعمق قدم and/or فدان لكل قدم. ADDITION: Thank you Hanash. I thought it was obvious in the explanation: فدان لكل قدم and فدان/قدم . I'll try to be more "precise" on kudoz!
16 hrs
  -> The translation you have entered is not precise. If chosen, how are you going to add it in the glossary?You need to put the precise translation in the books then you can elaborate.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
فدان-قدم


Explanation:
عادة تقال فدان-قدم وليس فدان وقدم ويساوى عدد 1 فدان-قدم43560 قدم مكعب
أو 324851 جالوناً
أى أنها وحدة حجم


Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 23:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Randa F: كتبتها ككلمتان وليس كمقياس، ثم وضعت مقياس المقدار في الجملة الكاملة فدان لكل قدم
15 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
11 days
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