Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 5, 2008 21:30
16 yrs ago
Arabic term
Saudi Arabia
أفّاق
Arabic to English
Other
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
أتصدق هذا الأفّاق وتكذبني؟
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | liar |
AhmedAMS
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| 5 | Slanderer |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 4 | tramp, mope, mooch |
natasha stoyanova
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| 4 | carpetbagger |
Mohamed Salaheldin
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| 4 | Fraud |
Mohamed Ghazal
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| 4 | falsifier |
Khalid Nasir
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| 4 | Liar |
Shabbir Limbada
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Proposed translations
+4
8 mins
Selected
liar
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Saleh Dardeer
: simple and to the point!
1 hr
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Aljobury
8 hrs
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Ghada Samir
12 hrs
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Neamaat Shehatah
18 hrs
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks."
15 mins
natasha stoyanova
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
reliable and proficient
Native in: Bulgarian 
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Arabic to Bulgarian, Arabic to English, and 4 more.
tramp, mope, mooch
More context would ne helpful. there's a number of variants.
to trust this tramp and he lies to me?
me, trusting that mooch while he lies to me?
to trust this tramp and he lies to me?
me, trusting that mooch while he lies to me?
24 mins
Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Quality English-Arabic Translation/Proof
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
carpetbagger
صفة عن الشخص الكاذب المنافق غير الأمين
8 hrs
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Fraud
I think the speaker uses أفاق here to show dishonesty, he/she doesn't mean the literal meaning. i.e. "hobo, vagabond, etc."
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-03-06 06:13:37 GMT)
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نصّاب يعني
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-03-06 06:13:37 GMT)
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نصّاب يعني
9 hrs
falsifier
from Oxford Dic.
falsify verb
(falsifies, falsifying, falsified, falsified) [VN] to change a written record or information so that it is no longer true:
to falsify data / records / accounts.
See this Search on "Affak"
http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A1f4cfcNlM9HSJ8AjopLB...
falsify verb
(falsifies, falsifying, falsified, falsified) [VN] to change a written record or information so that it is no longer true:
to falsify data / records / accounts.
See this Search on "Affak"
http://uk.search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A1f4cfcNlM9HSJ8AjopLB...
11 hrs
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
99
Slanderer
Slander according to Webster's dictionary is "the atterance of a falsehood damaging to a person's character or reputation".
4 days
Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
accurate,proficient,experience since1975
Native in: Urdu , English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic to Urdu, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Liar
Though the translation liar is ok,but is weak in the sense the Arabic word is in a superlative and hence i would prefer to use the term a pathological liar,i.e.one whose second nature is to lie.
Discussion
"وأفَقَ : أي كَذَبَ كأفك عن ابنِ عَبّادٍ "
"وأفَقَ يأفِقٌ: رَكِبَ رأسَه وذَهَبَ في الآفاقِ ...وكذَبَ، وغَلَبَ، وخَتَنَ."