Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a good time was had
Arabic translation:
كان وقتا ممتعا للجميع
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Firas Waked
Feb 9, 2021 10:41
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English term
a good time was had
English to Arabic
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Medical (general)
They were patients but not patient. They belonged to the great in spirit, and everybody wanted to be treated first. What is worse they were insistent and vociferous, and a good time was had by all. All, that is, except the doctor who had a dusty and strenuous time trying to sort them out, and understand whispered questions, from behind mysterious veils.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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13 mins
Selected
كان وقتا ممتعا للجميع
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Comment: "THANKS"
-1
3 mins
كان الجميع يمضي وقتا طيبا
Since the passive is best avoided in Arabic if the subject is specified, the best translation would include the subject and make the phrase active.
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Kaledd (X)
: The patients were inpatient and unsatisfied so how come they to spend good times
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6 mins
وكان الجميع مستمتعا
الجميع يقضي وقتا ممتعا باستثناء الطبيب
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Kaledd (X)
: كان الجميع يطالب بدوره في العلاج اولا، وكانوا مصرين وبصوت عال مما يتناقض مع فكرة استمتاعهم
1 hr
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agree |
Milena Atanasova
1 hr
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1 hr
English term (edited):
a good time was had
كانوا يطالبون بالحصول على زمن جيد او كاف للجميع
All the patients thought themselves as great and were inpatient and everybody demanding to be treated first. Worse than that they were insistent vociferous and requested adequate time to be given to them all.
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Saeed Najmi
: Yet, they were "having a ball" voicing out their discontent. Remember the social and geographic context.
24 mins
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neutral |
Milena Atanasova
: Not in the original. In the original, the patients did have a good time - as a fact.
38 mins
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7 days
English term (edited):
and a good time was had by all
وقتاً ممتعاً قضاه الجميع
وقتاً ممتعاً قضاه الجميع
وقتٌ ممتعٌ قضي من قبل الجميع
وقتٌ ممتعٌ قضي من قبل الجميع
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