Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
في العقد السادس من العمر
English translation:
in his sixties /60/in the sixties decade
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-06-04 19:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jun 1, 2012 16:11
11 yrs ago
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Arabic term
في العقد السادس من العمر
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Journalism
media
أنهى عاطل عن العمل بالشرقية حياة فلاح في العقد السادس من العمر حيث قام بضربه على رأسه بقطعة حديد
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | in his sixties /60/in the sixties decade |
Ahmed Badawy
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| 5 +2 | sixth decade |
Tamer Mekhimar
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| 5 +1 | in his fifties |
Ahmad Hassaballa
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| 4 +1 | when he was in his 50's |
Lucinda Wills
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Proposed translations
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2 hrs
Ahmed Badawy
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Quality adept, Time Bound, Client Mind
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 21 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
in his sixties /60/in the sixties decade
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/sixti...
http://etd2.uofk.edu/view_etd.php?etd_details=2947
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-06-01 18:49:02 GMT)
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sorry, It is not "in the sixties decade", Rather it is in the sixth decade of life
http://etd2.uofk.edu/view_etd.php?etd_details=2947
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-06-01 18:49:02 GMT)
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sorry, It is not "in the sixties decade", Rather it is in the sixth decade of life
Peer comment(s):
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sktrans
1 hr
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شكرًا جزيلاً
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Morano El-Kholy
: in his sixties.
1 hr
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شكرًا جزيلاً
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
3 mins
Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
10+ years of experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
sixth decade
sixth decade
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Note added at 3 mins (2012-06-01 16:15:12 GMT)
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or you can say sixth decade of life
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Note added at 3 mins (2012-06-01 16:15:12 GMT)
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or you can say sixth decade of life
Peer comment(s):
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sktrans
3 hrs
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
1 day 18 hrs
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Thanks!
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+1
8 mins
Lucinda Wills
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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4
when he was in his 50's
a more idiomatic option
Peer comment(s):
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Randa Farhat
: True. In his 50's/fifties. 50-59 or 51-60, that makes the sixth decade. Your note above is correct.
19 hrs
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+1
11 mins
Ahmad Hassaballa
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Türkiye
Your Partner for Translation and DTP
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Saudi , UAE, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Moroccan, Syrian, Libyan, Kuwaiti, Algerian, Jordanian, Tunisian, Iraqi, Sudanese, Egyptian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Yemeni)
Works in: German to Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to German, and 7 more.
Discussion
Age 1-10 is first decade, 11-20 second decade..... 51-60 sixth decade, just as the 1700's are the 18th century, 1900's are the 20th century, and so on.
Anyone know otherwise?