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second-hand

Arabic translation: مستعمل

19:37 Jun 23, 2005
English to Arabic translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: second-hand
It was a second-hand plant.
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Arabic translation:مستعمل
Explanation:
كان مصنعاً مستعملاً
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Hazem Hamdy
Egypt
Local time: 02:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6مستعمل
Hazem Hamdy
5 +3مستعمل
AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
5another suggestion
Dina Abdo


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
مستعمل


Explanation:
كان مصنعاً مستعملاً

Hazem Hamdy
Egypt
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Randa Farhat
13 mins
agree  Mohamed Gaafar
1 hr
agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr
agree  Dina Abdo
3 hrs
agree  Mazyoun
3 hrs
agree  ena
17 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
مستعمل


Explanation:
بمعني أن المصنع سبق شراءه واستعماله من طرف آخر ثم تم بيعه لطرف ثان

AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Local time: 02:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Randa Farhat
12 mins
  -> Thank you, Randa
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
5 hrs
agree  ena
17 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
another suggestion


Explanation:
your term might refer to مستعمل as my colleagues suggested. It also might refer to مصنع للمواد الثانوية too. It may also refer to وسيط.

By المواد الثانوية I mean المواد غير الأولية.

Possible yah? but depends on context :)

Dina Abdo
Palestine
Local time: 03:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
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