Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
الملف
English translation:
issue or dossier (depending on context)
Added to glossary by
Sam Berner
Apr 3, 2007 09:11
17 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Australia
Craftsmanship, ideas, expert knowledge
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Syrian, Egyptian, Palestinian, Lebanese, Sudanese) 
, English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
الملف
Arabic to English
Other
Government / Politics
ministries, the Cabinet, journalistic expressions
كما تورد العبارة في "الملف العراقي" "ملف كوريا الشمالية النووي" "ملف الحرب في دارفور" إلخ
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | don't translate it |
Aisha Maniar
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
Specializes in field
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
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don't translate it
unless your client wants a literal translation, don't translate this Arabic journalese term...cabinets, IGOs, NGOs, etc. in English-speaking countries meet to discuss "Iraq", "Darfur", "the North Korean missile issue". "Issue" can be used but isn't always necessary, or if it's in a list, you could say "items on the agenda include..."
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-04-03 09:33:36 GMT)
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in that case, I'd go with "file" or "dossier" as they like very literal translations. Not all clients are interested in target language fluency.
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Note added at 22 mins (2007-04-03 09:33:36 GMT)
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in that case, I'd go with "file" or "dossier" as they like very literal translations. Not all clients are interested in target language fluency.
Note from asker:
| This is one of those clients we both worked for - and they want it faithfully literal because it is for a computer gnerated corpora. "Issue" doesn't fit a sentence like "إستلم نائب وزيرة الخاريجية الأمريكية ملف حرب دارفور من سابقه فلان الفلاني" Do you see my dilemma? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Aisha :-)"
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