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English term
"kite-flying" reports
English to Arabic
Other
Journalism
Those reports are kite-flying and we treat them with disdain.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 | تقارير " الهاء الانتباه"ا |
zax
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| 4 | تقاريرهزيلة كالطائرات الورقية |
Khalid Nasir
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| 3 +1 | تقارير لجس النبض/استفزازية |
Ali Alawadi
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| 4 | بالون اختبار |
Hasan Abu Khalil
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| 1 | تقارير اختبار |
Shazly
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Proposed translations
27 mins
تقاريرهزيلة كالطائرات الورقية
Trivial reports as kite-flying
1 hr
تقارير اختبار
Kite-flying
The action of trying something out to test public opinion.
The action of trying something out to test public opinion.
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1 hr
Ali Alawadi
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Türkiye
Technical Legal Translator
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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English term (edited):
Kiteflying reports
تقارير لجس النبض/استفزازية
Kiteflying is
the act of trying to find out what people's opinion about something new will be by informally spreading news of it:
and also
the act of telling people about an idea or plan so that you can find out what they think about it
فلك أن تترجمها بـ
تقارير لجس النبض
أو تقارير استفزازية
regards
the act of trying to find out what people's opinion about something new will be by informally spreading news of it:
and also
the act of telling people about an idea or plan so that you can find out what they think about it
فلك أن تترجمها بـ
تقارير لجس النبض
أو تقارير استفزازية
regards
Example sentence:
These rumours of a new political party are obviously a kite-flying exercise.
Mr Baker's hint about US intervention in the war was undoubtedly an exercise in kite-flying.
Peer comment(s):
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Abdulrahman Bustani
: تقارير لجس النبض
46 mins
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Right you are Abdulrahman as جس النبض is a common journalistic phrase. Regards
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6 hrs
English term (edited):
"kite-flying" reports
تقارير " الهاء الانتباه"ا
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4 days
Hasan Abu Khalil
Palestine
Palestine
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Palestine
Mirroring Culture through Translation!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
بالون اختبار
بالون اختبار يستخدم في الاعلام للإشارة إلى أخبار أو تقارير تستهدف قياس الرأي العام أو جس نبض طرف معين
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