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نبذة مختصرة

English translation: Profile or Overview

04:32 Apr 5, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Arabic term or phrase: نبذة مختصرة
نبذة مختصرة عن مكتب تحصيل الديون

can we say Profile?
MrNuga
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English translation:Profile or Overview
Explanation:
Both acceptable as well as "synopsis"
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Mohamed Zaggar
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 21:07
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Profile or Overview
Mohamed Zaggar
5abstract
azmi jbeili
4 +1A short intro about / An outline of/ breif review of/ a concise or quick overview of
Noona1978
5Abstract/ brief abstract
Said1 (X)
4boilerplate
halani
4About...
Mohamed Ghazal
3A brief hisory of
Dina El Kassas


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Profile or Overview


Explanation:
Both acceptable as well as "synopsis"

Mohamed Zaggar
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noona1978: A short profile of
1 hr
agree  hassan zekry: overview
4 hrs
agree  Nadia Ayoub: overview
9 hrs
agree  Tamer Mahmoud: overview or briefed overview
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
abstract


Explanation:
Outline maybe used, abstract is more common

azmi jbeili
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 2
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A short intro about / An outline of/ breif review of/ a concise or quick overview of


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.google.com
    Reference: http://www.google.com
Noona1978
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nevine ibrahim
18 hrs
  -> thank you Nevine
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
boilerplate


Explanation:
boilerplate

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
About...


Explanation:
About the Dept Collection Office
"About" is the term used nowadays

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-04-05 07:50:52 GMT)
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Check the top of this page to the right


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/about/
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A brief hisory of


Explanation:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=brief history of the dep...

http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=brief history of the off...

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Note added at 9 heures (2010-04-05 14:14:47 GMT)
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For the distinction between different terms, consult the ENG-ENG dictionary http://dictionary.reference.com
E.g.
Abstract for paper
Overview for outline of a subject or situation.

Well! you have a lot of choices:)))

Dina El Kassas
Egypt
Local time: 19:07
Native speaker of: Arabic
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Abstract/ brief abstract


Explanation:
It is used as a brief statement of the essential content of a book, article, speech, court record.

Example sentence(s):
  • You can see the example in the second link below

    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/abstract
    Reference: http://https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/access/wiki/site/c06f...
Said1 (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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