ادعای انتقاد

English translation: claiming to be critical of...

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Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:ادعای انتقاد
English translation:claiming to be critical of...
Entered by: SeiTT

11:42 Aug 9, 2012
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Current Events
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: ادعای انتقاد
Greetings,

The sentence:
ازبرخورد پلیس فرانسه با زنان برهنه در پاریس تا ادعای انتقاد دولت آمریکا از ممنوعیت برقع در اروپا

Presumably this means that America is being dishonest and claiming to disagree with the burqa ban when in fact it doesn't. But I'm finding the ادعای انتقاد collocation really hard to translate.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:58
claiming to be critical of...
Explanation:
I think we need to rework the sentence in English:

...the American government's claiming to be critical of...
...the American government's claiming to criticize the...
Selected response from:

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 03:58
Grading comment
Many thanks, excellent.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1claiming to be critical of...
Edward Plaisance Jr
3 +2so-called criticism
Ehsan Alipour
5pretension of criticizing
Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
5supposed criticism
Hossein A. Pour


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
so-called criticism


Explanation:
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Ehsan Alipour
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
35 mins
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agree  Zeynab Tajik
2 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pretension of criticizing


Explanation:
pretension of criticizing

Mahmood Haerian-Ardakani
Canada
Local time: 03:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
supposed criticism


Explanation:
Also: The alleged criticism / the assumed criticism - but I would prefer supposed criticism.

Hossein A. Pour
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
claiming to be critical of...


Explanation:
I think we need to rework the sentence in English:

...the American government's claiming to be critical of...
...the American government's claiming to criticize the...

Edward Plaisance Jr
Local time: 03:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Many thanks, excellent.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammad Ali Moinfar (X)
11 hrs
  -> thanks!
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