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استيداع

English translation: furlough/leave of absence

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Arabic term or phrase:استيداع
English translation:furlough/leave of absence
Entered by: Wa'ad Younane

08:58 Sep 22, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Military / Defense / armed forces
Arabic term or phrase: استيداع
الاستيداع: تنحية الضابط عن الخدمة بالقوات المسلحة مؤقتًا
Wa'ad Younane
Lebanon
Local time: 15:53
furlough
Explanation:
Greetings.

In the military context provided, the suitable term seems "furlough."

Hope this helps. Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California
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Stephen Franke
United States
Local time: 05:53
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3suspension from duty
Sam Berner
4 +1displacment
Ayman SALEM
5to suspend
Mohamed A. Moustafa
5furlough, leave of absence, ...
Alaa Zeineldine
5furlough
Stephen Franke
4unpaid leave
Nadia Ayoub
4temporary layoff
zax
4put in army reserves
Mohsin Alabdali
3on gardening leave
Maureen Millington-Brodie


Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
displacment


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 mins (2008-09-22 09:03:14 GMT)
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ooops typo

DISPLACEMENT :)

Ayman SALEM
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
6 hrs
  -> Thanks alot Saleh Ayyub :-)
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unpaid leave


Explanation:
..

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
suspension from duty


Explanation:
I assume that this is not voluntary, and he is not being paid.

Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasser El Helw
1 day 2 hrs
agree  Sajjad Hamadani: Temfporary suspension from duty
3 days 8 hrs
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
3 days 18 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
temporary layoff


Explanation:
*

zax
Local time: 08:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
on gardening leave


Explanation:
this is the positive version, it depends whether it is punishment (suspension) or they just can't find them a job at the moment

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to suspend


Explanation:
You can use just "suspend", which is to bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
http://www.onelook.com/?loc=rescb&refclue=remove from office...

Kindly see the third definition here:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/Dictionary...

Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
furlough, leave of absence, ...


Explanation:
Please see the following definition of the Arabic term:
http://www.arab-ency.com/index.php?module=pnEncyclopedia&fun...
هو انقطاع الموظف (العامل) عن الدوام على عمله الوظيفي انقطاعاً مشروعاً، مدة محددة، بموجب صك صادر عن السلطة الإدارية المختصة، مع بقائه خاضعاً للرابطة النظامية للوظيفة العامة.

Then compare with the following definition, especially in a military context:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/furlough
1. Military. a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
2. a usually temporary layoff from work: Many plant workers have been forced to go on furlough.

Possible synonyms are:
leave of absence
sabbatical (this is more commonly used in the academic or corporate communities, see http://www.bartleby.com/61/36/S0003600.html)

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 14:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
furlough


Explanation:
Greetings.

In the military context provided, the suitable term seems "furlough."

Hope this helps. Khair, in shaa' Allah.

Regards,

Stephen H. Franke
San Pedro, California

Stephen Franke
United States
Local time: 05:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
thank you!
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
put in army reserves


Explanation:
as opposed to استدعاء call from army reserves

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 15:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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