to cycle

Arabic translation: تدور/تعمل

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English term or phrase:	to cycle
Arabic translation:	تدور/تعمل
Entered by:	Gehad Feisal

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16:47 Mar 27, 2018

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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng

English term or phrase: to cycle

How would you translate both these different meanings?
1. To cause to go through a recurring sequence: 'Please cycle the laundry in this washing program'.
2. To pass through a cycle: 'This machine automatically cycles'.

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تدور/تعمل

Explanation:
١- من فضلك اضبط آلة الغسيل على هذا البرنامج
٢- هذه الماكينة تُدار/ تعمل آلياً

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Note added at 3 أيام 14 دقائق (2018-03-30 17:01:47 GMT)
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The difference in the first sentence is that the verb is active as you have said (it causes it to go through a cycle) so we can translate it as (أدر), but in the second sentence the verb is passive as you've said (to pass through a cycle), so we can translate it as (يُدار) and we can translate it as an active verb instead as I've said (تعمل).

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Note added at 3 أيام 25 دقائق (2018-03-30 17:12:57 GMT) Post-grading
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I mean أدر in the imperative form. It means typically as you have said (to cause it to go through a cycle). I've used the words active and passive in trying to make it clear for you but it's in the imperative form.

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Note added at 3 أيام 30 دقائق (2018-03-30 17:18:21 GMT) Post-grading
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Local time: 16:47

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تدور/تعمل

Gehad Feisal

ضع الملابس - استخدم معها هذا البرنامج

Ahmed Shalabi

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ضع الملابس - استخدم معها هذا البرنامج

Explanation:
Please cycle the laundry in this washing program
برجاء غشل الملابس باستخدام هذا البرنامج

Ahmed Shalabi
Local time: 16:47
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PRO pts in category: 12

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تدور/تعمل

Gehad Feisal
Egypt
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: You mean أدار for the "active", right? I feared it could be interpreted as "to manage, to direct" something. But it makes sense I guess!

Asker: واضح شكرا

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