بكر

11:05 Jun 6, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: بكر
كان مفاجئا لي أن لا أستثقل الكتابة لأول مرة في حياتي، وأن أتعرف في داخلي على متعة غامضة بِكْرٍ ما شعرت بها قط.
Haneen Salameh
Palestine


Summary of answers provided
5 +1new- first - virgin
Ramadan Ibrahim
5Felt for the first time
Youssef Chabat
5Pristine
Ashraf Aly CertTrans-CIOL
5unprecedented
Mustapha YAICH (X)
5maiden
Fuad Yahya
5Pristine - First - First born
Sara Adel
5wholly new and rare
Ateequr Rahman


  

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Felt for the first time


Explanation:
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Or experienced for the first time.

Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 12:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 94
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new- first - virgin


Explanation:
This new feeling has not changed me.


Example sentence(s):
  • This new feeling has not changed me.

    https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A8%D9%90%D9%83%D9%92%D8%B1%D9%8D/
Ramadan Ibrahim
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 14

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Pristine


Explanation:
Mysterious pristine pleasure that I never felt.

Ashraf Aly CertTrans-CIOL
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:52
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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unprecedented


Explanation:
هذه الكلمة أتت هنا بمعنى جديد لم يكن من قبل


    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/unprec...
Mustapha YAICH (X)
Morocco
Local time: 12:52
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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maiden


Explanation:

متعة غامضة بِكر
a mysterious maiden pleasure

The writer wants to portray the first instance of experiencing the pleasure of writing as something new and mysterious, akin to the first sexual experience. It is important to preserve that sense in the translation.

"Maiden" is an old term for an unmarried woman or girl, one who is presumed to be still a virgin. Because of this meaning, the word "maiden" is also used as an adjective to refer to something happening for the first time. It is commonly used for ships ("maiden voyage"), airplanes ("maiden flight"), books ("maiden edition"), professors ("maiden lecture"), boxers ("maiden match"), singers and musicians ("maiden concert"), etc., etc. The experience that this writer felt was a maiden experience.

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Pristine - First - First born


Explanation:
شعور جديد لأول مره

Example sentence(s):
  • These critical data are obtained from monitoring sites located in pristine regions of the world.
  • Why did you lie about that being your first kid, anyway?

    Reference: http://https://context.reverso.net/translation/arabic-englis...
    Reference: http://https://context.reverso.net/translation/arabic-englis...
Sara Adel
Egypt
Local time: 13:52
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wholly new and rare


Explanation:
بكر، the common meaning if "virgin" something very first time, or unprecedented, here the writer says, a new and alluring experience they had, such experience they did not have before.


    https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%B1/
    https://describingwords.io/for/experience
Ateequr Rahman
Germany
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu
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