المقبور

English translation: The deceased

20:52 Nov 27, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: المقبور
هذا التقرير أشار إلى مكان الحادث، إلا وهو .....والذي تشرف عليه الشرطة العسكرية بإشراف المقبول .....ومسؤولية إدارته كان يشرف عليه المقبور أيضا ..... ومعه أخرون
هذا نص ليبي.
hassan zekry
Local time: 13:40
English translation:The deceased
Explanation:
I think this word is derived from "kabr" which is grave.
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Mouchira Mohammad
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 14:40
Grading comment
thank you.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3The deceased
Mouchira Mohammad
4 +2buried
Ohan
5 +1Ggraved
Tamer Mekhimar
5 +1Former dictator
Linda Al-Bairmani
4dead/interred/entombed/tombed/buried
Ahmed Badawy
Summary of reference entries provided
Newspaper Lybia Mostaqbal
Spiridon

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
The deceased


Explanation:
I think this word is derived from "kabr" which is grave.

Mouchira Mohammad
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 14:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Jean
28 mins

agree  REHAM HUSSIEN
7 hrs

agree  Samar Higazi
16 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
buried


Explanation:
Another option

Ohan
Spain
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Jean
8 mins

agree  Spiridon: Yes The original text is about digging out a grave and finding some buried people named in the original text
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ggraved


Explanation:
Graved

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-27 22:06:04 GMT)
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Grave: having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor


Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Local time: 13:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Jean
17 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Former dictator


Explanation:
It is common in Iraq to refer to the former president.

Linda Al-Bairmani
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 12:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nadia Ayoub
10 hrs

agree  Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
10 hrs

disagree  Spiridon: Disagree
10 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dead/interred/entombed/tombed/buried


Explanation:
الشخص المقبور
all are suitable while i prefer "dead" or "interred"

Ahmed Badawy
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much

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Reference comments


12 hrs
Reference: Newspaper Lybia Mostaqbal

Reference information:
http://archive.libyaalmostakbal.net/articles0709/watani_100_...

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-11-28 11:54:40 GMT)
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The original text is an article in a Lybian newspaper referring to a police report detailing the fact of `digging out a grave and finding a couple of buried bodies which are named in the text.

Example sentence(s):
  • The buried people are named in the original text in Arabic
Spiridon
Brazil
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 52
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Asker: thank you!

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