red book

Arabic translation: كتاب أنساب النبلاء الإنجليز

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English term or phrase:red book
Arabic translation:كتاب أنساب النبلاء الإنجليز
Entered by: Mohsin Alabdali

21:13 Apr 28, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / novel
English term or phrase: red book
The blessed darling comes of no family and never looked into red book ,and hasn't a notion about her grandpapa
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Local time: 10:14
كتاب أنساب النبلاء الإنجليز
Explanation:
Red-book: Herbert is grateful that Clara "comes from no family ... and never looked into the red book" (Ch. 55) as his mother does. The red book was "A popular name for the 'Royal Kalendar, or Complete ... Annual Register' (published from 1767 to 1893)" (OED, "red book"). It contained, alphabetically, the names and addresses of the English gentry.

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thank you mohsen and thankyou all
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4 +4كتاب أنساب النبلاء الإنجليز
Mohsin Alabdali
5الكتاب الأحمر
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الكتاب الأحمر


Explanation:
الكتاب الأحمر لماو تسيتونق

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كتاب أنساب النبلاء الإنجليز


Explanation:
Red-book: Herbert is grateful that Clara "comes from no family ... and never looked into the red book" (Ch. 55) as his mother does. The red book was "A popular name for the 'Royal Kalendar, or Complete ... Annual Register' (published from 1767 to 1893)" (OED, "red book"). It contained, alphabetically, the names and addresses of the English gentry.




    Reference: http://dickens.stanford.edu/archive/great/great_issue17gloss...
Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 11:14
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 36
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thank you mohsen and thankyou all

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agree  esperantiste
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agree  zi_neb
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agree  Doaa El Seify
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agree  Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
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