Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

تتكالب على

English translation:

gang up against

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
Mar 29, 2010 21:36
14 yrs ago
Arabic term

تتكالب

Arabic to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
نحن حقا أمة تتكالب عليها الأمم
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Apr 12, 2010 04:13: Fuad Yahya Created KOG entry

Apr 12, 2010 04:14: Fuad Yahya changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1269">Fuad Yahya's</a> old entry - "تتكالب على"" to ""gang up against""

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gang up against

يوجد فرق بين الاسـتعمال القديم لهذه المفردة، وهو الاسـتعمال المشار إليه في المعاجم المرجعية، والاسـتعمال المعاصر.

تُفسِّر المعاجم أو جلها التكالب بأنه إما (1) التواثب، مثل تواثب الكلاب، أو (2) الحرص الشديد، مثل حرص الكلاب

إلا أننا في أيامنا هذه نسـتخدم هذه المفردة بمعنى تجمُّع أفراد أو فئات صغيرة لتكوين فئة كبيرة، ولو بصورة وقتية، لمناهضة فرد أو فئة صغيرة، كما تتجمَّع الكلاب أو الذئاب على حمل، كلّ ينهشه من جانب

أيّ أن الصورة التي تصورها الكلمة ليست الانقضاض في حد ذاته، بل تجبُّر الأقوياء على الضعيف كتجبر عصابة على فرد محاط من كل جانب

أقرب مفردة وجدتها للتعبير عن هذه الصورة هي

to gang up against
Peer comment(s):

agree Nesrin
9 hrs
agree Zoubida Hamdaoui
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agree RachidAmrani
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covet

cov·et   /ˈkʌvɪt/ Show Spelled[kuhv-it] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1.to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/covet
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being preyed upon

being preyed upon

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agree Noha Kamal, PhD.
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Thx Noha:)
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dogfought

Hans Vehr Arabic English dictionary
Freedictionary.com
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flock against

Flock:


–noun
1.
a number of animals of one kind, esp. sheep, goats, or birds, that keep or feed together or are herded together.
2.
a large number of people; crowd.
3.
a large group of things: a flock of letters to answer.
4.
(in New Testament and ecclesiastical use)
a.
the Christian church in relation to Christ.
b.
a single congregation in relation to its pastor.
5.
Archaic. a band or company of persons.
–verb (used without object)
6.
to gather or go in a flock or crowd: They flocked around the football hero.






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Gather and team up against

Gather and team up against
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range against

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