Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Because
Arabic translation:
لأن، حيث أن، إلخ
Added to glossary by
Fuad Yahya
Jan 21, 2010 22:34
14 yrs ago
English term
simasim
Beacuse
English to Arabic
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Because it wasn’t the other way round. It wasn’t me who couldn’t manage to live with you on account of your atheism. It really wasn’t. But in the long term I couldn’t put up with your head-shaking rejection of my new conviction. You had no leeway. You displayed no tolerance...
The paragraph begins with "because", and the sentence ends with a full stop.
Any insight is deeply appreciated.
The paragraph begins with "because", and the sentence ends with a full stop.
Any insight is deeply appreciated.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 +3 | لأن، حيث أن، إلخ |
Fuad Yahya
|
| 5 | و كونه |
dr.hajjardima
|
| 4 +1 | فلم |
Nadia Ayoub
|
| 3 +1 | لأن |
Nidhalz
|
| 4 | نظراً |
hassan zekry
|
Change log
Jan 26, 2010 12:41: Fuad Yahya Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+3
2 hrs
English term (edited):
because
Selected
لأن، حيث أن، إلخ
The point is that you do not translate the word any differently just because the writer chose to begin his piece thus.
As you can see, the passage is written in a conversational style, using the voice of someone engaged in an emotional argument. Not only are the sentences short, but they are disjointed. The first sentence is not really the first sentence. It is not even a full sentence. It is supposed to give the impression of being a continuation of a thought, not the beginning of it -- as if the reader eavesdropped on the discussion while it was already in progress.
If you translate the word any other way -- by way of circumventing this abrupt beginning -- you lose everything the writer meant to create.
As you can see, the passage is written in a conversational style, using the voice of someone engaged in an emotional argument. Not only are the sentences short, but they are disjointed. The first sentence is not really the first sentence. It is not even a full sentence. It is supposed to give the impression of being a continuation of a thought, not the beginning of it -- as if the reader eavesdropped on the discussion while it was already in progress.
If you translate the word any other way -- by way of circumventing this abrupt beginning -- you lose everything the writer meant to create.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "ثمة خلل ما في صفحة الإجابة يمنعني من دخولها، وتعليقي هذا يأتي بالوساطة
معظم الإجابات جاءت متماثلة أو متقاربة وهذا شيء طبيعي لأن الكلمة بحدّ ذاتها لا تحتمل الكثير من التأويل. وأنا أشكر جميع من تكلّفوا عناء الرد، لكن ما أورده فؤاد هو ما سعيت إلى سماعه
فالكلمة سواء بالعربية أو الإنجليزية تبقي المعنى ناقصا ما لم يأت بعدها أو قبلها تبرير ما
ولأنني أعرف السياق السابق لها لم أستغرب وجودها في النص الذي بين يدي، لولا أنه بدا بالعربية مبهما، خصوصا أنه أساسا منقول إلى الإنجليزية من لغة أخرى.
ولذلك أردت أن تطمئن نفسي باستشارة الخبراء."
+1
2 mins
41 mins
dr.hajjardima
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Arabic
Specializes in field
United States
Low cost, Excellent translation
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
و كونه
وكونه أو و باعتبار أنه
9 hrs
hassan zekry
Native in Arabic
experience, professionalism and accuracy
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
37
نظراً
.
+1
5 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
442
English term (edited):
because
فلم
فلم يكن ما يحدث هو العكس
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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2010-01-24 09:40:47 GMT)
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also إذ لم
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Note added at 2 days11 hrs (2010-01-24 09:40:47 GMT)
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also إذ لم
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