Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 8, 2007 00:49
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
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Works in: Arabic to English, English
قد
Arabic to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
، تنبأ بان هناك حياة قد في تلك القرية الهادئة التي تنام مبكرا
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | may/might |
AhmedAMS
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| 2 | little |
Salam Alrawi
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Proposed translations
+4
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may/might
However, there should a verb after (قد).
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-05-08 06:55:56 GMT)
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I meant to say that the verb is missing between (قد) and (في).
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-05-08 06:55:56 GMT)
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I meant to say that the verb is missing between (قد) and (في).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Salam Alrawi
: God, I agree, I was thinking hard and never came to this word (there might be a life)
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Thank you.
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Sajjad Hamadani
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Hani Hassaan
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Alexander Yeltsov
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks...i had never seen the word used in this way, so i thought maybe there was another usage i didn't know. "
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Salam Alrawi
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little
little life? what do you think the best to use for (little) here?
I think this is what he want to say.
I will check on this for you too.
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Note added at 29 mins (2007-05-08 01:19:35 GMT)
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(almost a life)
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-05-08 01:21:14 GMT)
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(sort of life)
(some kind of life)
I think this is what he want to say.
I will check on this for you too.
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Note added at 29 mins (2007-05-08 01:19:35 GMT)
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(almost a life)
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Note added at 31 mins (2007-05-08 01:21:14 GMT)
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(sort of life)
(some kind of life)
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