underdevelopment

Arabic translation: التخلف

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English term or phrase:underdevelopment
Arabic translation:التخلف
Entered by: Amer al-Azem

17:30 Jun 30, 2003
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Social Sciences
English term or phrase: underdevelopment
You know there is no quick fix to the problems of poverty and underdevelopment.
Amer al-Azem
Palestine
Local time: 03:09
التخلف
Explanation:
It sounds uglier in Arabic, doesn't it?
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Fuad Yahya
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5 +7التخلف
Fuad Yahya


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
التخلف


Explanation:
It sounds uglier in Arabic, doesn't it?

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarsam
6 mins

agree  Alaa AHMED
17 mins

agree  Shazly
1 hr

agree  sawtur
1 hr

agree  Saleh Ayyub: Fuad, you may say in this case: تــحت مــستوى التــطور
2 hrs

agree  Sami Khamou: تخلف النمو is more humane. There is development. But it is slow.
5 hrs

agree  radwa abdel ghany
11 days
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