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Tourism & Travel | | Spanish term or phrase: aliento vital del arabismo | Description of the Arabic language:
Es el cuarto idioma en el mundo en cuanto al número de hablantes nativos (después del chino, inglés y español). La lengua árabe es como el aliento vital del arabismo; posee un extraordinario poder creativo.
The breath of life?
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| Lisa RobertsKudoZ activityQuestions: 517 (none open) ( 4 closed without grading) Answers: 126
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| | the very essence of (life for) the Arabic (culture) | Explanation:
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patricia scott
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18 hrs confidence: life breath of Arabism (OR culture OR the Arab spirit)
Explanation:
I would suggest Arabism IF your text has political overtones.
What is an Arab—Another View So what is Arabism? It is a political ideology. ... Most governments in the region adhere to the ideology of Arabism, in order to gain political leverage ...
usabig.com/autonomist/articles5/arab.html - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
Otherwise, "culture" or "spirit" would work well.
As for "life breath", here are some uses of the very popular term:
General Audience, June 7, 2000"In his hand is the soul of every living thing, and the life breath of all mankind" (Jb 12: 10). Job's evocative words reveal the radical link that unites ...
www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/audiences/2000/docu... - 11k - Cached - Similar pages
Amazon.com: The Edge of the Sea: Books: Rachel Carson,Sue HubbellTime Magazine : "Catching the life breath of science on the still glass of poetry." Al Gore : "A brilliantly written argument that changed the course of ...
www.amazon.com/Edge-Sea-Rachel-Carson/dp/0395924960 - 137k - Cached - Similar pages
Arabismo
Arabismo is a Spanish-language website containing linguistic information and a database on the Arabic language. It provides special information about online Arabic language associations, online documentation centers, Arab virtual libraries, Arabic publications, semantics, online lessons and translation engines.
Main language(s): Spanish
Type of information: Portal/Directory
Thematic categories: Cultural Diversity and Multilingualism | Multilingual Tools and Products |
Geographic categories: Spain |
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Sorry the Arabism link didn't "take". Here it is: http://usabig.com/autonomist/articles5/arab.html
Also, the Arabismo site, which is really just focused on language, it seems, is http://www.arabismo.com/
|  Deborah Workman
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3 days2 hrs confidence: quintessence/{most essential part} of Arabic nationalist ideology
Explanation:
Or "...of Arabic nationalism"
There are several good answers here. I think Momo's interpretation of 'arabism' in English is right, ie, in English, it is used in linguistics (like 'anglicism'), whereas in Spanish it has 2 meanings, the 1st being "ideología del nacionalismo arabe" in my Larousse, the other being the linguistic one we all know.
By quintessence, I don't mean as in "the quintessential Englishman" (a common usage), but as in the 1st definition out of: "being the most essential part, form, or embodiment of something" (Chambers)
|   Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
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17 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 the very essence of (life for) the Arabic (culture)
Explanation:
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Thank you Lisa. Regards.
| patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 09:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 48
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| | Grading comment | Perfect, thanks again Patricia. |
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