Oct 19, 2016 18:28
7 yrs ago
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Arabic term
في كلّ الجهات
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
How would you translate في كل جهات in the following context?
وصلنا إلى تقاطع طرق، فإما ننتظر أو ننتج سياسات أو نراكم أزمات تتحول إلى قنبلة موقوتة في كلّ الجهات
A time bomb in every aspect? In every way?
وصلنا إلى تقاطع طرق، فإما ننتظر أو ننتج سياسات أو نراكم أزمات تتحول إلى قنبلة موقوتة في كلّ الجهات
A time bomb in every aspect? In every way?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | in every respect / in every way possible or imaginable |
Arabic & More
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| 4 +3 | in all directions |
albati
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| 5 +1 | in all areas |
ProZAli
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| 5 +1 | In all life aspects/of life |
Mahmoud Moftah
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Proposed translations
2 days 1 hr
Arabic & More
Jordan
Jordan
Native in English
Specializes in field
Jordan
Professional Writer and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
in every respect / in every way possible or imaginable
More possibilities to consider:
in every respect
in every way possible
in every way imaginable
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Note added at 4 days (2016-10-24 10:14:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to help!
in every respect
in every way possible
in every way imaginable
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Note added at 4 days (2016-10-24 10:14:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to help!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think "in every respect" might be the best option here as it reflect the vagueness of the Arabic but is also fairly idiomatic in English. Thanks!"
+3
2 mins
in all directions
my translation
+1
28 mins
ProZAli
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Accurate translations you can trust.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Palestinian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Sudanese, Iraqi, Tunisian, Jordanian, Algerian, UAE, Libyan, Syrian, Moroccan, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Kuwaiti, Saudi , Yemeni) 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
12
in all areas
HTH
+1
2 hrs
Mahmoud Moftah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Freelancer/Self employed. Pr QC Manager
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic, and 3 more.
In all life aspects/of life
The context "فإما ننتظر أو ننتج سياسات أو نراكم أزمات" has implied meaning rather physical directions and time bomb here refers further meaning rather than mere areas/spaces.
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