Dec 5, 2023 17:42
5 mos ago
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Arabic term
كان ظلاميا
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
I know ظلام means darkness, but is it working as an adjective here? So 'what I carried from my days in the military was dark?'
ذهبتْ أيّام المعسكر، لكنّ ما حملته معها كان ظلاميّا.
It's said by someone who had a very difficult time in the military.
Thank you.
I know ظلام means darkness, but is it working as an adjective here? So 'what I carried from my days in the military was dark?'
ذهبتْ أيّام المعسكر، لكنّ ما حملته معها كان ظلاميّا.
It's said by someone who had a very difficult time in the military.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | was darkness |
Lamine Boukabour
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| 5 | yet the legacy they bore was shrouded in darkness |
Rebecca Heathen
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| 4 | it was a dreadful/ terrible/traumatic experience |
Heba Abed
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| 3 | It was obscurantist |
TargamaT team
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Proposed translations
5 mins
Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Algeria
Native in Arabic
Algeria
Every Word Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Algerian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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94
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was darkness
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Note added at 8 دقائق (2023-12-05 17:50:15 GMT)
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or: The camp days were gone, carrying with them darkness.
This construction effectively conveys the idea that the camp days have concluded, and they left behind a sense of darkness.
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Note added at 8 دقائق (2023-12-05 17:50:15 GMT)
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or: The camp days were gone, carrying with them darkness.
This construction effectively conveys the idea that the camp days have concluded, and they left behind a sense of darkness.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
7 mins
it was a dreadful/ terrible/traumatic experience
it was a dreadful/ terrible/traumatic experience
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Note added at 11 mins (2023-12-05 17:53:14 GMT)
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it means that his life in the camp was not easy. It was such a terrible ordeal!
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Note added at 11 mins (2023-12-05 17:53:14 GMT)
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it means that his life in the camp was not easy. It was such a terrible ordeal!
39 mins
TargamaT team
France
France
Native in Arabic
France
Arabic professional content & beyond...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, German to Arabic, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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86
It was obscurantist
It was obscurantist
1 hr
Rebecca Heathen
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Related KudoZ points
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14
yet the legacy they bore was shrouded in darkness
but the echoes they left behind are enshrouded in the profound mystery of the night/but the footprints they left behind are veiled in the profound enigma of night
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