Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
acid test
Arabic translation:
محك أو اختبار المصداقية
Added to glossary by
Amer al-Azem
Aug 8, 2002 23:59
21 yrs ago
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English term
Palestine
acid test
English to Arabic
Other
Government / Politics
Politics
acid test - a crucial test of the value of something or someone. A politician might face the acid test of his popularity in an election. The term is also used in accounting as a measure of a company's abilities to pay immediate liabilities.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +3 | محك |
Alaa Zeineldine
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| 4 +1 | إختبار المصداقية |
Walaa(prime)
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| 4 +1 | اختبار حاسم |
Raghad
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| 5 | مقياس |
Maha Abu El Ella
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Egypt
Native in English
&
Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
The best in IT ... and in Automotive
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, English, and 1 more.
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محك
Pronounced mahhak. The real test that shows somenone's metal or assertains the truthfulness of an assumption.
According to ajeeb.com, المحك is the decisive criterion, the gauge, or the yardstick, amongst other meanings.
Hope this helps,
Alaa
According to ajeeb.com, المحك is the decisive criterion, the gauge, or the yardstick, amongst other meanings.
Hope this helps,
Alaa
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Comment: "Thanks Alaa and Prime!"
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إختبار المصداقية
you say that "acid test - a crucial test of the value of something or someone",so it is used to measure the reliability of such aperson or a thing.
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اختبار حاسم
acid test:
اختبار حاسم أو الاختبار الحاسم
اختبار حاسم أو الاختبار الحاسم
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8 hrs
مقياس
مقياس مدى شئ معين كما ذكرت في التوضيح:
كمقياس مدى شعبية شخص معين
أو
مقياس مدى قدرة شركةمعينة على دفع إلتزاماتها
كمقياس مدى شعبية شخص معين
أو
مقياس مدى قدرة شركةمعينة على دفع إلتزاماتها
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