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Arabic translation: غير حاد


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:blunt
Arabic translation:غير حاد
Entered by: Mohsin Alabdali
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11:41 Jul 16, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: blunt
Context:
Then she picked up a magazine and glanced through it, cutting the pages with a blunt edge of her knife.

The meaning is not sharp. Is there any one-word Arabic equivalent?
Nawal Shekar
Bahrain
Local time: 22:53
غير حاد
Explanation:
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-07-16 12:03:47 GMT)
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غير الحاد
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 22:53
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4غير حاد
Mohsin Alabdali
4 +1مثلّمNativeArabic
4كليلMoodi


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
مثلّم


Explanation:


NativeArabic
Local time: 23:53
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mohsin Alabdali: The knife has two edges: a sharp and a blunt endge. مثلّم does not apply to the blunt edge. It applies nicely to the sharp edge if it has grooves on it.
11 mins
  -> thank you .. I see your point and agree that my answer might not suit the context. Let's leave it up to the asker to decide depending on her text.

agree  Assem Mazloum:
13 mins
  -> thanks Assem.
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
غير حاد


Explanation:
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-07-16 12:03:47 GMT)
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غير الحاد

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 22:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Assem Mazloum:
11 mins
  -> Many thanks.

agree  Hervana
12 mins
  -> Many thanks.

agree  Rifat Ali
23 mins
  -> Many thanks.

agree  Nadia Ayoub
37 mins
  -> Many thanks.
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
كليل


Explanation:
تكل السيوف

سيف كليل أي غير قاطع




Moodi
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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Changes made by editors
Jul 16, 2008 - Changes made by Mohsin Alabdali:
Edited KOG entryNawal Shekar's old entry - "blunt" => "غير حاد"


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