سيطرح

English translation: To stand or run as

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Arabic term or phrase:	سيطرح
English translation:	To stand or run as
Entered by:	Saleh Ayyub

19:19 Mar 24, 2006

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / ŭ̇ȭɠʵкߑ

Arabic term or phrase: سيطرح

وثمة توقعات بأنه سيطرح نفسه لشغل منصب رئيس الوزراء
The text discusses Chalabi.

sithanem KudoZ activity Questions: 320 (1 open) (7 without valid answers) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 25
Local time: 18:36

To stand or run as

Explanation:
Saleh

Selected response from:

Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 10:36

Grading comment

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Summary of answers provided

5 +9

To stand or run as

Saleh Ayyub

4 +1

nominate

Hazem Hamdy

avail himself/offer himself

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)

to introduce himself

hatemfathy

run for

ibraheem

put himself forward

Maureen Millington-Brodie

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

nominate

Explanation:
nominate himself

Hazem Hamdy
Egypt
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

To stand or run as

Explanation:
Saleh

Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 10:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 44

Grading comment

Thanks

17 mins confidence:

put himself forward

Explanation:
this would work

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32

18 hrs confidence:

avail himself/offer himself

Explanation:
This should cover the context well as it connotes the readiness of the person to take on the position etc.

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 01:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 31

1 day 22 hrs confidence:

run for

Explanation:
run for is more correct than run as.

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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2006-03-26 19:16:36 GMT)
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Example: He will run for presidency.

ibraheem

3 days 19 hrs confidence:

to introduce himself

Explanation:
I'm not challenging other colleagues' translations, but from my political translation experience "introduce" is more fitting to the occasion, as one meaning of the word is = to bring to public notice.

hatemfathy
Local time: 01:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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