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تبعية

English translation: subservient to

21:12 Dec 16, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: تبعية
ولكني أستطيع أن أقول لك أن جزءاً كبيراً من المثقفين والمفكرين في العالم العربي قبلوا أن تكون علاقة المثقف بالسلطان علاقة تبعية وليس فيها إبداء النصيحة
sithanem
Local time: 10:46
English translation:subservient to
Explanation:
يمكنك إعادة صياغة الجملة لتصبح: قبلوا أن يكون المثقف تابعاً للسلطان
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Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:46
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1featy/acquiescence/obedience
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
3 +1subservient to
Iman Khaireddine


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
subservient to


Explanation:
يمكنك إعادة صياغة الجملة لتصبح: قبلوا أن يكون المثقف تابعاً للسلطان

Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:46
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 75
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Khalid Nasir: See also an example "The press was accused of being subservient to the government, Oxford Learner Advanced Dictionary"
12 hrs
agree  Amal Ibrahim
20 hrs
disagree  sal4trans: التبعية لا تستلزم طاعة المأمور للآمر وإنما تصف حالة من يتبع السلطان رغبة منه لا أن يكون مكرها على ذلك وكلمة "subservient" is mostly used in circumstances where the person is under duress. Thus acquiescense is more appropriate to the situation described
2 days 41 mins
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
featy/acquiescence/obedience


Explanation:
You might want to add loyalty, subordination and others in link below


    Reference: http://qamoos.sakhr.com/idrisidic_H1.asp?Lang=A-E&Sub=%ca%c8...
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 17:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 31

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agree  sal4trans
1 day 20 hrs
  -> Thanks Sal
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