الشطط

English translation: power abuse/overuse

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Arabic term or phrase:الشطط
English translation:power abuse/overuse
Entered by: Noha Kamal, PhD.

21:12 May 13, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Arabic term or phrase: الشطط
ان من واجبنا ان نكافح ضد الشطط فى استخدام السلطة
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Local time: 14:59
power abuse/overuse
Explanation:
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 14:59
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Thanks alot Noha
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2power abuse/overuse
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5excessive use
Aymene Zermane
5extremes
EstherK56
4excess
Mohamed Salaheldin


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
power abuse/overuse


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 14:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Thanks alot Noha

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anis Farhat: Power abuse
15 hrs

agree  RachidAmrani
1 day 19 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
excessive use


Explanation:
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Aymene Zermane
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
excess


Explanation:
excess of power use

Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Local time: 14:59
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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3 days 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
extremes


Explanation:
When people go with their actions over and above the normal boundaries and moreover, they act upon it. Someone has crazy idea and he knows it will jeopardize safety of many, but still wants to apply it.

Example sentence(s):
  • My boss can go to extremes just to prove that he is alwyas right.
EstherK56
United States
Local time: 08:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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