Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
بصمت كسيح
English translation:
in a crippling silence/ in a helpless silence
Added to glossary by
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Mar 18, 2014 23:46
10 yrs ago
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Arabic term
بصمت كسيح
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
novel
رجالا ونساء واطفالا, يحملون اشياء صغيرة او لايحملون, يبكون او يسبحون داخل ذلك الذهول الصارخ و بصمت كسيح
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | in a crippling silence |
Ahmed Ghaly (X)
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| 5 | helpless silence |
Noura Tawil
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| 5 | powerless silence |
Lotfi Abdolhaleem
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| 4 | sweeping silence |
MayDS
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Change log
Apr 11, 2014 04:23: Ahmed Ghaly (X) Created KOG entry
Apr 11, 2014 04:23: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1821203">Ahmed Ghaly (X)'s</a> old entry - "بصمت كسيح"" to ""in a crippling silence/ in a helpless silence ""
Proposed translations
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4 mins
Selected
in a crippling silence
in a crippling silence
Please find attached the following links
http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/08/22/a-crippling-silence/#a...
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http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=54286
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http://mohamedeljarh.wix.com/mohamed-eljarh#!amazigh-in-liby...
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http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&...
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-19 00:46:48 GMT)
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Other references and links about the term crippling silence in literary works
http://sites.psu.edu/elizabethc/category/passion/
Excerpts
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In the crippling silence that once more descended on the room, she stood, made her way to the door, and closed it behind her with quiet finality
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Crippling Silence in poetry
http://hellopoetry.com/poem/235260/crippling-silence/
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Another crippling silence in literature
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http://rainecooper.com/2013/01/
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Please find attached the following links
http://www.libyaherald.com/2012/08/22/a-crippling-silence/#a...
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http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=54286
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http://mohamedeljarh.wix.com/mohamed-eljarh#!amazigh-in-liby...
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http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&...
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-19 00:46:48 GMT)
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Other references and links about the term crippling silence in literary works
http://sites.psu.edu/elizabethc/category/passion/
Excerpts
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In the crippling silence that once more descended on the room, she stood, made her way to the door, and closed it behind her with quiet finality
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Crippling Silence in poetry
http://hellopoetry.com/poem/235260/crippling-silence/
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Another crippling silence in literature
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http://rainecooper.com/2013/01/
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mohamed Hamed
22 days
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شكرا جزيلاً
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| agree |
Seham Ebied
: رغم أنها تبدو لي ترجمة حرفية.. لكن طالما هناك ما يؤيدها في الشعر والأدب .. أوافق عليها
22 days
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شكرا جزيلاً
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
43 mins
helpless silence
الترجمة الأدبية تفتح الباب واسعاً أمام إمكانية انتقاء شتى المفردات والمترادفات، والاحتمالات "الصحيحة" متعددة. بالتعمق في معنى الجملة، وجدت أن
helpless
!مناسبة لروح النص. بالطبع يمكن أن تصح عدة احتمالات أخرى
helpless
!مناسبة لروح النص. بالطبع يمكن أن تصح عدة احتمالات أخرى
15 hrs
sweeping silence
covering a wide range or having a large effect
2 days 10 hrs
Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Perfection? An inherent nature of mine!
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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14
powerless silence
بفهمي ل"الكسيح" على أنه فاقد لأي قوّة
Discussion
العبارة يمكن أن تكون
overwhelming silence
في حالة تلطفيها عربياً