Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bricolage

Arabic translation:

الأعمال البسيطة

Added to glossary by Ahmed Samir
Jun 1, 2009 12:09
14 yrs ago
English term

Discussion

Ahmed Samir (asker) Jun 1, 2009:
Unfortunately, I have very limited context and the word seems to have no relevance to the main topic. I have asked my collegues and teachers for help to get as many meanings as possible and then choose the most appropriate one. Now I think أشغال يدويةcould be possible. If you have any similar arabic word, it will be appreciated.
Nadia Ayoub Jun 1, 2009:
Could you provide more context or tell us what they're producing and how?

Proposed translations

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الأعمال البسيطة

a construction made of whatever materials are at hand; something created from a variety of available things.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bricolage

الأعمال البسيطة ذات الطبعة المنزلية
http://www.ensb.dz/IMG/pdf/_-81.pdf
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks,"
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أشغال مؤاتية, عجيب {odd job}

My suggestion.
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الفن التصويري / التدقيق الفني

There are several interpretations depending on context the above are the most common
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الإبتكار اليدوي

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مواد متاحة / مواد متنوعة

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المواد المتاحة

Bricolage is an originally French word meaning: an object that is made or assembled with whatever materials are available. You may also find it in Italian and Spanish meaning: the do-it-yourself process or the material used in it. The context you added in your example highly supports the choice I made of the translation. Good luck.
Peer comment(s):

agree hassan zekry
21 mins
Thanks.
agree Mohsin Alabdali
1 day 8 hrs
Thanks.
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42 mins

الابتكار الفني اليدوي والاستغلال الذكي للمواد

Bricolage
Making artful use of what’s at hand, a bricoleur is adept at performing a large number of diverse tasks. Whether by choice or necessity - resources are drawn from the contingent remains of previous constructions and destructions.° A practical antidote to waste, bricolage engenders intellectual appreciation and social engagement with what would otherwise be discarded. A theory and practice that regards and employs “waste” as the resource it is. A human ecological adaptation to the industrial age.

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Note added at 46 minutes (2009-06-01 12:56:33 GMT)
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http://www.rivercubes.net/site/philosophy/glossary.htm

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Note added at 3 heures (2009-06-01 15:26:17 GMT)
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Don't confuse the term with the french one
Peer comment(s):

agree Hamid Hajami
6 hrs
Many thanks Hamid
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2 days 21 hrs

فن إسعمال و إستغلال المواد المتاحة

براعة الإبتكار إنطلاقا من المواد المتاحة المستعملة منها و المهمولة لأجل إستغلالها
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