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Arabic translation: بادئات

09:17 Dec 1, 2010
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
English term or phrase: starters
Ingredients : ...., starters
amkm
Local time: 19:48
Arabic translation:بادئات
Explanation:
if it has to do with cheese or yogurt.
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Marwa Shehata
Egypt
Local time: 17:48
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5بادئات
Marwa Shehata
5 +1مقبلات
Riadh Muslih (X)
5وجبات خفيفة
asd_trans
3فواتح للشهية
hassan zekry


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
بادئات


Explanation:
if it has to do with cheese or yogurt.

Marwa Shehata
Egypt
Local time: 17:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arabic & More: I think this is the most likely choice since it is a list of ingredients.
9 hrs
agree  Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb: I agree with Amel
11 hrs
agree  TargamaT team: http://forum.zira3a.net/showthread.php?t=8146&s=670e95377fac...
11 hrs
agree  Nadia Ayoub
12 hrs
agree  Amira A Wahab
13 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
فواتح للشهية


Explanation:
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hassan zekry
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Arabic & More: Given the context, Marwa's answer is more likely (see discussion entry above).
9 hrs
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
مقبلات


Explanation:
This what is commonly found in Arabic menus.

Riadh Muslih (X)
Local time: 08:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TAKOAS (X): HORS D'OEUVRE ..
3 hrs
neutral  Arabic & More: See the discussion above. In this context (a list of ingredients), Marwa's answer is the correct one, especially if you see amkm's other recent questions (all of which have to do with cheese). Someone else posted مقبلات yesterday and deleted it.
4 hrs
  -> This is how one dictionary defines it: starters, noun وجبات خفيفة مستهلات مقبلات I stick to my translation.
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
وجبات خفيفة


Explanation:
99

asd_trans
Egypt
Local time: 17:48
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Arabic & More: Based on the context, Marwa's answer is more likely (see discussion above).
1 day 1 hr
  -> thx Amel :)
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