Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
فكره معقد
English translation:
Narrow-minded
Added to glossary by
Mowafak Mohamed
Mar 12, 2023 18:49
1 yr ago
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Arabic term
فكره معقد
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Hi all,
I'm wondering if you can help me to translate this idiomatically into US English. It appears in a few isolated sentences in a project I am working on:
- أصحاب الفكر المعقد لا يستطيعون تكوين صداقات طويلة
- نفر منه كل أصدقائه لأن فكره معقد
- لا تكن ذا فكر معقد وكن منفتحًا محبًا للحياة
I came up with 'complex-minded' but it doesn't sound very idiomatic. I'm grateful for your thoughts.
Thank you in advance for your help :)
I'm wondering if you can help me to translate this idiomatically into US English. It appears in a few isolated sentences in a project I am working on:
- أصحاب الفكر المعقد لا يستطيعون تكوين صداقات طويلة
- نفر منه كل أصدقائه لأن فكره معقد
- لا تكن ذا فكر معقد وكن منفتحًا محبًا للحياة
I came up with 'complex-minded' but it doesn't sound very idiomatic. I'm grateful for your thoughts.
Thank you in advance for your help :)
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +1 | Narrow-minded | Mowafak Mohamed |
5 | close-minded | mohamed gad |
4 | Cognitively rigidity | Yassine El Bouknify |
3 | limited mindset | Dalia Nour |
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Mar 17, 2023 12:55: Mowafak Mohamed Created KOG entry
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Narrow-minded
not willing to accept opinions, beliefs, behaviors, etc. that are unusual or different from one's own : not open-minded
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limited mindset
A limited mindset is the belief that there are limitations to what you can accomplish in life. It's also the idea that there is only one way something should be done and it's not okay if things don't go your way. This mindset could limit your job opportunities, relationships, or even how successful you are in school
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Cognitively rigidity
Because he is cognitively rigid
OR probably:
Because he's dogmatic
Cognitive rigidity is “difficulty changing mental sets.” Simply put, this means switching from thinking about things one way to thinking about them a different way. (People who can do this easily are said to have "cognitive flexibility" — the opposite of cognitive rigidity.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-sense-autisti...
OR probably:
Because he's dogmatic
Cognitive rigidity is “difficulty changing mental sets.” Simply put, this means switching from thinking about things one way to thinking about them a different way. (People who can do this easily are said to have "cognitive flexibility" — the opposite of cognitive rigidity.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-sense-autisti...
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11 hrs
close-minded
close-minded
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