وظائف حياتية وحيوية

English translation: undertake certain social and biological roles

22:44 May 16, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Arabic term or phrase: وظائف حياتية وحيوية
إن تمايز الرجل والمرأة بخصائص وملكات وقدرات بدنية ونفسية معينة لا تجعل أحدهما أعلى شأنا من الآخر ولكنه منوط بصلاحيته لأداء وظائف حياتية وحيوية معينة
Heather Shaw
United States
Local time: 05:27
English translation:undertake certain social and biological roles
Explanation:
One option among many.
Selected response from:

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 05:27
Grading comment
Thanks for the help
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Summary of answers provided
5undertake certain social and biological roles
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5Essential, daily tasks
Saleh Dardeer
4 +1Vital life functions
Sami Khamou
3specific life tasks and biological functions
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
undertake certain social and biological roles


Explanation:
One option among many.

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 05:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Thanks for the help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Saleh Dardeer: Does "حيوية" in this context mean "biological"??!! I doubt so
5 mins
  -> I chose "biologocal" because the context is highlighting the difference between man and woman, each being created in a certain way to perform different jobs, whether in terms of child-bearing and in society. But thanks for the other 2 answers.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Essential, daily tasks


Explanation:
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OR

vital, daily tasks/ functions or roles (as Noha suggested)

Saleh Dardeer
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Vital life functions


Language variant: vital life activities

Explanation:
For example men can do hard physical jobs and protect the family while women can normally handle home work and look after children.

Sami Khamou
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Franke
10 mins
  -> Thank you Stephen
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
specific life tasks and biological functions


Explanation:
"life tasks": working, looking after children ...
"biological functions": reproductive functions

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
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