Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
As an anti-paean
Arabic translation:
بصفتي مناهضًا
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English term
As an anti-paean
English to Arabic
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As an anti-paean to a holiday most Americans hardly acknowledge (unless they get a day off), here are a list of reasons that we should remove ...
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 | بصفتي كمناهض |
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| 3 +1 | وعلى عكس نغمات الاحتفاء والتهليل |
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بصفتي كمناهض
بصفتي كمناهض لعطلة كذا
والكاتب تكلم عن عطلة (يوم) كولومبس
وكمثال على ذلك هذه بعض الروابط
https://www.matrixonline.net/salvador-bahia-brazil/guided-to...
www.allmusic.com/album/who-needs-actions-when-you-got-words...
medium.com/@danielberenson/twelve-reasons-not-to-celebrate-columbus-day-5689aff0e479
والكاتب تكلم عن عطلة (يوم) كولومبس
وكمثال على ذلك هذه بعض الروابط
https://www.matrixonline.net/salvador-bahia-brazil/guided-to...
www.allmusic.com/album/who-needs-actions-when-you-got-words...
medium.com/@danielberenson/twelve-reasons-not-to-celebrate-columbus-day-5689aff0e479
Note from asker:
| A native told me that: "nowadays it means "a praise". So an anti-paean does not praise, it probably criticizes or picks apart. |
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English term (edited):
as an anti-paean to
وعلى عكس نغمات الاحتفاء والتهليل
The complete sentence reads as follows:
As an anti-paean to a holiday most Americans hardly acknowledge (unless they get a day off), here are a list of reasons that we should remove Columbus Day from our list of federal holidays.
https://bit.ly/31LYzvP
Paean means:
A paean is a piece of music, writing, or film that expresses praise, admiration, or happiness.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/paean
HTH
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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-10-26 17:51:33 GMT)
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Yes, that's why I said:
وعلى عكس
I made use of the word نغمات because one sense of paean is:
a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paean
We may also say:
ومن باب النقد لعطلة رسمية لم يكن لأغلب الأمريكيين أن يعترفوا بها لو لا أن...
As an anti-paean to a holiday most Americans hardly acknowledge (unless they get a day off), here are a list of reasons that we should remove Columbus Day from our list of federal holidays.
https://bit.ly/31LYzvP
Paean means:
A paean is a piece of music, writing, or film that expresses praise, admiration, or happiness.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/paean
HTH
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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-10-26 17:51:33 GMT)
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Yes, that's why I said:
وعلى عكس
I made use of the word نغمات because one sense of paean is:
a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paean
We may also say:
ومن باب النقد لعطلة رسمية لم يكن لأغلب الأمريكيين أن يعترفوا بها لو لا أن...
Note from asker:
| A native told me that: "nowadays it means "a praise". So an anti-paean does not praise, it probably criticizes or picks apart. " |
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