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عمليا

English translation: effectively / actually

03:42 Feb 11, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: عمليا
اذا ما يقوله بيريزعمليا هو ان الشروط للحوار والحل السياسي ليست متوفرة بعد
how can it translate the word? Thank you.
Pascale Eid
Local time: 06:52
English translation:effectively / actually
Explanation:
What Peres is effectively saying is that the conditions for dialogue and political solution are not available yet.

i prefer effectively but you could use actually for the same meaning
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Steve Booth
Local time: 14:52
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7practically
Saleh Ayyub
5 +4effectively / actually
Steve Booth
5 +1virtually
Alaa AHMED


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
practically


Explanation:
Saleh

Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 01:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AhmedAMS
16 mins
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Ehsan Chukro: agree
25 mins
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Abby Gomaa
44 mins
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Aljobury
2 hrs
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Khalid Nasir
2 hrs
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Amira Mansour
3 hrs
  -> Thanks :)
agree  kifahl
6 hrs
disagree  Hugh Lester: What Perez is effectively saying is...
7 hrs
agree  Assem Mazloum: practically, Perez is saying....
8 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
virtually


Explanation:
What Peres says virtually is dialogue and political solution prerequisities are not available yet

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Note added at 29 mins (2008-02-11 04:12:08 GMT)
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prerequisites

Alaa AHMED
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 16:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdul Aziz Dammad
4 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
effectively / actually


Explanation:
What Peres is effectively saying is that the conditions for dialogue and political solution are not available yet.

i prefer effectively but you could use actually for the same meaning

Steve Booth
Local time: 14:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
I chose this answer, Thank you for your time.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hugh Lester: Effectively is the best translation.
1 hr
  -> Thansk Hugh
agree  Assem Mazloum: greet
2 hrs
  -> Thansk Assem
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
2 hrs
  -> thanks Mohsin
agree  Neamaat Shehatah
12 hrs
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