acid test

Arabic translation: محك أو اختبار المصداقية

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English term or phrase:acid test
Arabic translation:محك أو اختبار المصداقية
Entered by: Amer al-Azem

23:59 Aug 8, 2002
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Politics
English term or phrase: acid test
acid test - a crucial test of the value of something or someone. A politician might face the acid test of his popularity in an election. The term is also used in accounting as a measure of a company's abilities to pay immediate liabilities.
Amer al-Azem
Palestine
Local time: 22:09
محك
Explanation:
Pronounced mahhak. The real test that shows somenone's metal or assertains the truthfulness of an assumption.

According to ajeeb.com, المحك is the decisive criterion, the gauge, or the yardstick, amongst other meanings.

Hope this helps,

Alaa
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Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 21:09
Grading comment
Thanks Alaa and Prime!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3محك
Alaa Zeineldine
4 +1إختبار المصداقية
Walaa(prime)
4 +1اختبار حاسم
Raghad
5مقياس
Maha Abu El Ella


  

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إختبار المصداقية


Explanation:
you say that "acid test - a crucial test of the value of something or someone",so it is used to measure the reliability of such aperson or a thing.

Walaa(prime)
Local time: 21:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

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agree  AhmedAMS
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اختبار حاسم


Explanation:
acid test:
اختبار حاسم أو الاختبار الحاسم



Raghad
Local time: 22:09
PRO pts in category: 8

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محك


Explanation:
Pronounced mahhak. The real test that shows somenone's metal or assertains the truthfulness of an assumption.

According to ajeeb.com, المحك is the decisive criterion, the gauge, or the yardstick, amongst other meanings.

Hope this helps,

Alaa


Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 21:09
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Thanks Alaa and Prime!

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مقياس


Explanation:
مقياس مدى شئ معين كما ذكرت في التوضيح:
كمقياس مدى شعبية شخص معين
أو
مقياس مدى قدرة شركةمعينة على دفع إلتزاماتها

Maha Abu El Ella
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 23:09
PRO pts in category: 4
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