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اشد الجماعات المسلحة فتكا

English translation: The death Squads are one of(amongst) the most murderous militia groups

11:41 Dec 23, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: اشد الجماعات المسلحة فتكا
How best to put this in English?

فرق الموت من اشد الجماعات المسلحة فتكا بسكان العاصمة
Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 23:09
English translation:The death Squads are one of(amongst) the most murderous militia groups
Explanation:
or 'are one of the deadliest'
Selected response from:

Steve Booth
Local time: 22:09
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5The death Squads are one of(amongst) the most murderous militia groups
Steve Booth
5 +4The fiercest (deadliest) armed groups
Wa'ad Younane
5 +3Death Squads are the most bloodiest (deadliest) armed groups (militia)
Hani Hassaan
5 +1the most devastating/atrocious/horrendous of armed groups
Noha Kamal, PhD.
4 +1one of the most vicious group against the populace of the capital
Yasser El Helw
4 +1the deadliest of the armed groups
Mohamed Salaheldin
5the most lethal attack group
zax
4the deadliest of the armad groups
Mohamed Salaheldin
4the most leathal military group/malitia
Maria Al-Munajjed
3the most brutal armed groups
Alexander Yeltsov


Discussion entries: 2





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the most devastating/atrocious/horrendous of armed groups


Explanation:


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Note added at 13 mins (2007-12-23 11:55:27 GMT)
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... with city residents.

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 23:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 91
Notes to answerer
Asker: فتكا بسكان العاصمة Please take the rest of the package :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali: I prefer atrocious
19 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The fiercest (deadliest) armed groups


Explanation:
The fiercest (deadliest) armed groups

Wa'ad Younane
Lebanon
Local time: 00:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amira Mansour
2 hrs
  -> thank you Amira
agree  Fayez Roumieh
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Fayez
agree  Ahmed Ahmed
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Ahmed
agree  Khalid W
3 days 8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Death Squads are the most bloodiest (deadliest) armed groups (militia)


Explanation:
Death Squads are the most bloodiest (deadliest) armed groups (militia)



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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-23 12:56:32 GMT)
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sorry please remove (most)
thanks

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 23:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amira Mansour: I didn't mean that your sentence is wrong. I just wanted to refer to "one of" :)
1 hr
  -> Thanks Amira for the hint
agree  Assem Mazloum: agree, militia, not armed groups. perhaps deadliest militia is better.
4 hrs
  -> thanks Dear Assem
agree  Saleh Ayyub
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Brother Saleh, hoping u are fine
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
one of the most vicious group against the populace of the capital


Explanation:
Good luck

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-12-23 13:06:16 GMT)
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"Groups" not "group"!

Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Local time: 23:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Fayez Roumieh: Populace dosn't work here. It is kind of funny. You may use the Baghdadis instead. Or the Inhabitants of Baghdad
1 hr
  -> Thank you Fayez
agree  Hani Hassaan: I hope you are doing fine, Dr.Yasser
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Hani. I hope you are well too.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
The death Squads are one of(amongst) the most murderous militia groups


Explanation:
or 'are one of the deadliest'

Steve Booth
Local time: 22:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amira Mansour
6 mins
  -> Thanks Amira
agree  Ahmed Ahmed
1 hr
  -> Thanks Ahmed
agree  abdurrahman
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Abdurrahman
agree  Assem Mazloum:
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Assem
agree  Samya Salem (X)
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Thanks Nurelislam
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the deadliest of the armad groups


Explanation:
ترجمة تعبر عن مضمون العبارة باختصار

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-23 14:26:43 GMT)
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death teams (squads) are the deadliest of the armed groups

Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Local time: 23:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the deadliest of the armed groups


Explanation:
death teams (squads) are the deadliest of the armed groups

Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Local time: 23:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Assem Mazloum:
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Assem
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the most brutal armed groups


Explanation:
Though Kony claims he wants to rule by the biblical Ten Commandments, the LRA has been the most brutal armed group ever known in Uganda. ...



    Reference: http://allafrica.com/stories/200712030481.html
Alexander Yeltsov
Local time: 00:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 20
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the most leathal military group/malitia


Explanation:
the most leathal military group/malitia

Maria Al-Munajjed
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 00:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the most lethal attack group


Explanation:
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zax
Local time: 17:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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