المسنين جدا

English translation: very elderly

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Arabic term or phrase:المسنين جدا
English translation:very elderly
Entered by: Ziad Marzouka

23:24 Jul 25, 2005
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Cardiology
Arabic term or phrase: المسنين جدا
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As I said, this is an Arabic text translated from French text. There should have been something in the original text referring to "too/so old". I was thinking of "aged" alone. Any other suggestions?
Dina Abdo
Palestine
Local time: 23:53
very elderly
Explanation:
try to google it, many results
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Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Local time: 22:53
Grading comment
Thanks Ziad :) and thank you all :)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2Senile
zax
5 +1the elderly, senior citizens
Aisha Maniar
4 +1very elderly
Ziad Marzouka


Discussion entries: 3





  

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المسنين جدا
very elderly


Explanation:
try to google it, many results

Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Ziad :) and thank you all :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
المسنين جدا
Senile


Explanation:
If you want to use one word

zax
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neuneutek: :) I agree.
11 mins
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agree  AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
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neutral  Aisha Maniar: this term is fairly pejorative
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
المسنين جدا
the elderly, senior citizens


Explanation:
As far as I know, we don't have a "very old" category in English. The most polite way of referring to old people is to call them the "elderly". All people of 65+ are clumped into the same bracket - old age and there is no differentiation as such between them being 103 or 77.

Aisha Maniar
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Iman Khaireddine
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