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Arabic translation: نظراً لمانع التكلفة

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English term or phrase:	cost prohibitive
Arabic translation:	نظراً لمانع التكلفة
Entered by:	Mona Helal

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20:34 Sep 26, 2005

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Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime / promotion about \'marinas\'

English term or phrase: cost prohibitive

"Concrete system: ... - Heavy duty floating breakwater system for locations where a rock break-wall is cost prohibitive or not an option"

Mona Helal KudoZ activity Questions: 638 (none open) (8 without valid answers) (39 closed without grading) Answers: 1335
Local time: 18:46

restructure the sentence

Explanation:
You don't have to translate the actual term in this case. For example:

نظم كسر الأمواج شديدة التحمل العائمة حيث لا يمكن إقامة كاسر أمواج صخري لمانع التكلفة أو غيره

نظم كسر الأمواج شديدة التحمل العائمة حيث بناء حاجز أمواج صخري غير وارد لمانع التكلفة أو غيره

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Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 09:46

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thanks
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Summary of answers provided

4 +5

باهظ التكلفة

Sam Berner

5 +2

restructure the sentence

Alaa Zeineldine

4 +2

تكلفة مانعة

Bright Bridge

تكلفة باهظة

Mohamed Al-Hefnawy

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

تكلفة مانعة

Explanation:
This is the unified translation term in Arabic

Bright Bridge
Morocco
Local time: 07:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

14 mins confidence:

تكلفة باهظة

Explanation:
Hope it help

Mohamed Al-Hefnawy
Egypt
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

32 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

باهظ التكلفة

Explanation:
حيث يكةن الحائط الصخري المانع باهظ التكلفة لدرجة تمنع كونه خيارا عمليا.
Gramatically, "a prohibitive cost" is what fits Egylingua's definitions. "Cost prohibitive" is a slightly different construct.

Sam Berner
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 24

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

restructure the sentence

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

thanks

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