Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
المسنين جدا
English translation:
very elderly
Added to glossary by
Ziad Marzouka
Jul 25, 2005 23:24
18 yrs ago
Arabic term
المسنين جدا
Arabic to English
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Medical: Cardiology
ارتفاع الضغط الشرياني لدى المسنين جدا
As I said, this is an Arabic text translated from French text. There should have been something in the original text referring to "too/so old". I was thinking of "aged" alone. Any other suggestions?
As I said, this is an Arabic text translated from French text. There should have been something in the original text referring to "too/so old". I was thinking of "aged" alone. Any other suggestions?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | very elderly |
Ziad Marzouka
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| 5 +2 | Senile |
zax
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| 5 +1 | the elderly, senior citizens |
Aisha Maniar
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in Arabic
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Native in: Arabic (Variant: Jordanian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Italian to Arabic, Arabic to English
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Arabic term (edited):
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very elderly
try to google it, many results
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Comment: "Thanks Ziad :) and thank you all :) "
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5 hrs
Arabic term (edited):
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Senile
If you want to use one word
Peer comment(s):
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neuneutek
: :) I agree.
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Thanks Neuneutek
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AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
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Aisha Maniar
: this term is fairly pejorative
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9 hrs
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
Arabic term (edited):
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the elderly, senior citizens
As far as I know, we don't have a "very old" category in English. The most polite way of referring to old people is to call them the "elderly". All people of 65+ are clumped into the same bracket - old age and there is no differentiation as such between them being 103 or 77.
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