Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
بإستقطاب
English translation:
strongly attracting
Added to glossary by
AhmedAMS
Dec 27, 2003 15:24
20 yrs ago
Arabic term
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بإستقطاب
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
"polarize" doesn't really work in this context. perhaps "corner the market for"?:
The French legislation aims through these controls to ensure that local authorities do not corner the market for [بإستقطاب] state employees by offering them better working conditions on the one hand, and to ensure that they are subject to the laws and regulations in force for state employees on the other.
The French legislation aims through these controls to ensure that local authorities do not corner the market for [بإستقطاب] state employees by offering them better working conditions on the one hand, and to ensure that they are subject to the laws and regulations in force for state employees on the other.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | strongly attracting |
AhmedAMS
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| 4 +1 | dominate |
Abdellatif Bouhid
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| 5 | Recruit |
Nabil Baradey
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| 3 | captivate |
Alaa Zeineldine
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Proposed translations
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Selected
strongly attracting
or
strongly enticing
strongly enticing
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Alaa Zeineldine
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Arabic term (edited):
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captivate
captivate, entrap, monopolize
+1
1 hr
Abdellatif Bouhid
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Respect for the Words
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Arabic term (edited):
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dominate
domination by local authorities seems what the central government wants to avoid.
(To enjoy a commanding, controlling position -among other definitions of the same notion- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Note added at 1 hr 30 mins (2003-12-27 16:54:56 GMT)
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يسيطر, يهيمن, يعلو, يشرف
(To enjoy a commanding, controlling position -among other definitions of the same notion- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Note added at 1 hr 30 mins (2003-12-27 16:54:56 GMT)
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يسيطر, يهيمن, يعلو, يشرف
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Nabil Baradey
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Arabic term (edited):
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Recruit
Aggressively recruit might be better in this context.
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