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آفات

English translation: plagues

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Arabic term or phrase:آفات
English translation:plagues
Entered by: Abdelmonem Samir

11:01 Jun 30, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Arabic term or phrase: آفات
the discussion referred to below concerns wiping out the "phenomenon" of drug use

كثر الحديث حول استفحال هذه الظاهرة إلى جانب عدة آفات أخرى
Dana Leigh
plagues
Explanation:
Selected response from:

Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 09:14
Grading comment
thank you, abdelmonem samir!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6plagues
Abdelmonem Samir
4 +3vices
Iman Khaireddine
4 +2evils
Mona Helal


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
plagues


Explanation:


Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 09:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thank you, abdelmonem samir!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AhmedAMS
7 mins
agree  zkt
19 mins
agree  Mona Ragaei
22 mins
agree  Salam Alrawi: I agree and sorry if I hesitated to agree to your answer at first
46 mins
  -> It's OK. You are so nice.
agree  Abdallah Ali
6 hrs
agree  Imad Hirmiz: I agree with the answer provided by Abdelmonem
9 days
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
vices


Explanation:
Or social vices

Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zkt
3 mins
agree  Mona Helal
16 mins
agree  Abdallah Ali
6 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
evils


Explanation:
banes

also: epidemics, plagues, pestilences; diseases, blights, lesions, damages, ... etc

according to Al-Mawrid

Mona Helal
Local time: 16:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zkt
21 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Maureen Millington-Brodie: this is the idiomatic fit
33 mins
  -> thank you
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