Nov 18, 2003 16:45
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wheeling and dealing
English to Arabic
Bus/Financial
"- There are some policemen outside.
- They'll be here to do some wheeling and dealing."
Thank you very much!
- They'll be here to do some wheeling and dealing."
Thank you very much!
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 +1 | المقاولة والمداولة |
Fuad Yahya
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| 4 +6 | اللف والدوران |
Sami Khamou
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| 5 | إما التفتيش في كل مكان و إما إستجوابنا بطُرقهم الملتفة |
Abdelazim Abdelazim
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| 4 | اللف والدوران |
Mohammed Abdelhady
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Change log
Jun 18, 2005 22:43: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Proposed translations
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المقاولة والمداولة
The expression "wheel and deal" essentially means to do business, but implies, in a winking manner, a pursuit of profit in a greedy, ethically unscrupulous manner. The expression is borrowed from the field of casino gambling, where "wheeling" refers to the turning of the roulette disk, and "dealing" refers to the distribution of cards among players. The rhyme adds charm to the expression.
I chose المقاولة والمداولة because it essentially indicates doing business, but only obliquely hints at the low ethical approach. The sentence can be translated
سوف يأتون للمقاولة والمداولة
سوف يحضرون لأداء مقاولاتهم ومداولاتهم
سوف يحلون هنا لشيء من المقاولة والمداولة
I chose المقاولة والمداولة because it essentially indicates doing business, but only obliquely hints at the low ethical approach. The sentence can be translated
سوف يأتون للمقاولة والمداولة
سوف يحضرون لأداء مقاولاتهم ومداولاتهم
سوف يحلون هنا لشيء من المقاولة والمداولة
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Sami Khamou
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اللف والدوران
Here's a definition:
Definition
wheel and deal verb [I] INFORMAL
to try to make a profit or get an advantage using clever or complicated methods and often deceiving people or breaking the usual rules:
Example: He spends his time wheeling and dealing on the stock exchange.
Definition
wheel and deal verb [I] INFORMAL
to try to make a profit or get an advantage using clever or complicated methods and often deceiving people or breaking the usual rules:
Example: He spends his time wheeling and dealing on the stock exchange.
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Abdelazim Abdelazim
Native in Arabic
Communicate local.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , UAE)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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إما التفتيش في كل مكان و إما إستجوابنا بطُرقهم الملتفة
It depends on the context !
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Mohammed Abdelhady
Germany
Germany
Native in Arabic
Germany
Middle East languages, multilingual DTP
Native in: Arabic
Works in: German to Arabic, Arabic to German, English to Arabic, and 6 more.
اللف والدوران
seems to be the best one.
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