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قائم بذاته

English translation: Per se

14:56 Feb 15, 2015
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Arabic term or phrase: قائم بذاته
فى القرن التاسع عشر، أصبحت القصة القصيرة فنا قائما بذاته
Neveen Abdallah
Local time: 07:59
English translation:Per se
Explanation:
Using the Latin word "per se" is possible especially in Art, literature...etc.


Has become/turned an art per se
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Mohammad Karkoura (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:59
Grading comment
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5stand alone/independent
Mohamed Rehan
5in its own right
Randa Farhat
3Per se
Mohammad Karkoura (X)


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
stand alone/independent


Explanation:
stand alone/independent

Mohamed Rehan
Local time: 07:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alaa AHMED: stand-alone genre
13 mins
  -> Thank you so much Mr. Alaa.
agree  TargamaT team
15 mins
  -> Many thanks TargamaT.
agree  Mohamed Hamdy
4 hrs
  -> Thank you so much Mr. Mohamed.
agree  sktrans
5 hrs
  -> Many thanks sktrans.
agree  Alexander Yeltsov
6 hrs
  -> Thank you so much Mr. Alexander.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Per se


Explanation:
Using the Latin word "per se" is possible especially in Art, literature...etc.


Has become/turned an art per se

Example sentence(s):
  • Has become/turned an art per se
  • Has become/turned an art per se
Mohammad Karkoura (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: convincing answer. thank you

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13 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
قائماً بذاته
in its own right


Explanation:

أصبحت القصة القصيرة فناً قائماً بذاته
Short Story became a form of literature in its own right.

* Mind the two different expressions:
- in its own right: قائم بذاته
- per se: في حد ذاته

- فناً means here فناً أدبياً, form of Literature


Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Local time: 08:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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