Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 25, 2003 17:15
20 yrs ago
Arabic term
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
يستعير لسان
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Government / Politics
politics
As in:
Yيستعير لسان X
The context is political.
Also, is this phrase derogatory?
Eid Mubarak!
Yيستعير لسان X
The context is political.
Also, is this phrase derogatory?
Eid Mubarak!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | to quote |
Mona Helal
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| 5 | To borrow the tongue of .... |
Awad Balaish
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| 5 | to parrot/ mimick |
Abdelazim Abdelazim
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| 5 | to echo |
Spring2007 (X)
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| 4 | "To borrow a phrase from.." |
Mumtaz
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| 1 | speaking |
Nado2002
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Proposed translations
+4
12 hrs
Mona Helal
Native in Arabic
&
English
Works in field
Professional accurate reliable service
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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62
Selected
to quote
to quote the words of ... [someone]
to quote a phrase by ... [someone]
to quote a phrase by ... [someone]
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
ghassan al-Alem
: When someone uses the words of someone else it is quoting and I do not think it is derogatory!
1 day 3 hrs
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I agree to that too
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| agree |
Musab Hayatli
: It is derogatory though when used in the sense that someone plagiarises a statement. But I agree with "quote" here.
2 days 3 hrs
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thank you
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| agree |
AhmedAMS
6 days
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thank you
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| agree |
radwa abdel ghany
28 days
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thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
34 mins
Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Translation is an informative profission
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
38
To borrow the tongue of ....
تخيتي
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Note added at 2003-11-25 17:51:06 (GMT)
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Or to borrow the talk of ..
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Note added at 2003-11-25 17:51:06 (GMT)
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Or to borrow the talk of ..
1 hr
Abdelazim Abdelazim
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Communicate local.
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , UAE)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
to parrot/ mimick
Yes, it can be derogatory for either "X" (the mimicked) or "Y" (the mimicking person.)
1 hr
"To borrow a phrase from.."
We say in English: To borrow a phrase from Shakespeare...etc."
Other suggestions:
1. To speak in someone's absence.."
2. To speak on behalf of..
3. to speak in the place of
And it's a generally-accepted phrase.
Other suggestions:
1. To speak in someone's absence.."
2. To speak on behalf of..
3. to speak in the place of
And it's a generally-accepted phrase.
5 hrs
speaking
do you mean that X was speaking Y's words ??? if so , it could be said that way : X is speaking Y's words !!!!
Happy Eid for you all
Happy Eid for you all
2 days 14 hrs
to echo
X echoes Y
Discussion