Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

معميات

English translation:

ambiguous statements/ obscure accounts/ vague expressions/ riddles/ puzzles

Added to glossary by Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Aug 4, 2014 00:07
9 yrs ago
Arabic term

معميات

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
هذا الكلام الأخير الذي يحاول الكاتب أن يخرج به من السلبية السقراطية إلى النظرة الإيجابية، يزيد التعميمات السابقة تعميما. ويمكن أن يحسب من قبيل المعميات وليس فيه أدنى اقتراب من شجون الموضوع التي لكل شجن منها اتجاه خاص.
Change log

Aug 9, 2014 12:27: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1369985">Samaa Zeitoun's</a> old entry - "معميات"" to ""ambiguous statements/ obscure accounts/ vague expressions/ equivocal arguments""

Aug 9, 2014 12:27: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1821203">Ahmed Ghaly (X)'s</a> old entry - "معميات"" to ""ambiguous statements/ obscure accounts/ vague expressions/ riddles/ puzzles""

Proposed translations

+1
7 hrs
Selected

ambiguous statements/ obscure accounts/ vague expressions/ equivocal arguments

ambiguous statements/ obscure accounts/ vague expressions/ equivocal arguments

Translation:

It could be considered as "ambiguous statements/ obscure accounts/ vague expressions/ equivocal arguments"

All these are sound alternatives. You can choose inter alia the alternative you like most.

Good Luck

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 hrs (2014-08-04 10:04:11 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

It may be also translated into riddles or puzzles as the literal meaning indicates

Good Luck

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 days (2014-08-09 12:27:06 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

You are most welcome
Note from asker:
Thank you very much.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jawad Jamal : بدائل صحيحة وموفقة
5 hrs
Many Thanks
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 hrs

as a matter of ambiguous

and can be believed as a matter of ambiguous

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 hrs (2014-08-04 05:57:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or ambiguous matter/ statement (I prefer statement in this context)
Note from asker:
Thank you.
Something went wrong...
17 hrs

as misleading

or by way of misleading
Note from asker:
Thank you.
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search