widowed or orphaned

Arabic translation: رمل أو يتم

21:00 Mar 23, 2020
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / history, military, war
English term or phrase: widowed or orphaned
the country's reforms were especially painful because the enemy had killed, widowed or orphaned a large portion of the population.
Roycee (X)
Local time: 01:26
Arabic translation:رمل أو يتم
Explanation:

the country's reforms were especially painful because the enemy had killed, widowed or orphaned a large portion of the population.

كانت إصلاحات البلاد مؤلمة بشكل خاص، لأن العدو قتل أو رمل أو يتم نسبة كبيرة من السكان.
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Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 01:26
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3رمل أو يتم
Yassine El Bouknify
5 +1يتموا الأطفال ورملوا النساء
Ramadan Ibrahim
4 +1يَتم ورَملَ
mona elshazly
5يتم أو رمل
Ramadan Ibrahim


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
يَتم ورَملَ


Explanation:
يَتم ورَملَ

mona elshazly
Egypt
Local time: 03:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: I think it is safe to assume that the question is about the two verbs, not the conjunction. The choice of conjunction will depend on how the translator builds the sentence. There are multiple ways to do so, which may call for "and" or "or" accordingly.
1 hr
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
رمل أو يتم


Explanation:

the country's reforms were especially painful because the enemy had killed, widowed or orphaned a large portion of the population.

كانت إصلاحات البلاد مؤلمة بشكل خاص، لأن العدو قتل أو رمل أو يتم نسبة كبيرة من السكان.

Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 01:26
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marwa Seleem
45 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Youssef Chabat
1 hr
  -> thanks

agree  Fuad Yahya
6 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
يتموا الأطفال ورملوا النساء


Explanation:
orphan: Verb: to deprive of parents or a parent through death
Widow: Verb: to make (someone) a widow:

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يتموا أطفال ورملوا نساء قطاع كبير من السكان

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يتموا أو رملوا

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Note added at 24 mins (2020-03-23 21:24:21 GMT)
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يتم أو رمل

Example sentence(s):
  • Sarah was widowed when Fred Carneson died in 2000.

    Reference: http://https://www.dictionary.com/browse/widowed?s=t
Ramadan Ibrahim
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 05:26
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rasha Ellithy
1 min
  -> Thank you!

agree  adel almergawy
12 mins
  -> Thank you!

disagree  Yassine El Bouknify: This is incorrect my dear colleague, it's OR not AND. I'm not talking about the whole sentence. There are no أطفال أو نساء bro. The sentence is very clear
17 mins
  -> it is your opinion, thank you for your efforts!
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
يتم أو رمل


Explanation:
orphan: Verb: to deprive of parents or a parent through death
Widow: Verb: to make (someone) a widow:



Example sentence(s):
  • Sarah was widowed when Fred Carneson died in 2000.

    https://www.dictionary.com/browse/widowed?s=t
Ramadan Ibrahim
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 05:26
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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