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منطقة شعبية

23:03 Sep 14, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: منطقة شعبية
ولدت في منطقة شعبية
sithanem
Local time: 14:59


Summary of answers provided
3 +3a working-class neighbourhood / area; (more generally) humble surroundings
Bubo Coroman (X)
4 +2inner city
Mohamed Ghazal
5lower class region district/ region
Yasser Moharram
5a poor area / a middle-class residential area
MD Taher
4popular region
Ziad Alghamdi
4humble neighborhood
Maha Arara


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a working-class neighbourhood / area; (more generally) humble surroundings


Explanation:
if the person is well known you could do some Internet research to see where she was actually born, that will give you a better idea.

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

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Colangelo
6 hrs
  -> thanks John! :-) Deborah
agree  Ruth Braine
7 hrs
  -> thanks Ruth! :-) Deborah
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
9 hrs
  -> thanks again Noha! :-) Deborah
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
lower class region district/ region


Explanation:
lower class district

or

lower class region

Yasser Moharram
Egypt
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
inner city


Explanation:
The older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city



    Reference: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/innercity?view=uk
    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inner+city
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X): this brings to mind "a downtown area" -- ref. "remaining residential populations sank further into unemployment, poverty, and homelessness" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown. The important thing is that it's not insulting.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
popular region


Explanation:
I was born in a popular region.

Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 21:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a poor area / a middle-class residential area


Explanation:
a middle-class area

MD Taher
Egypt
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Arabic
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
humble neighborhood


Explanation:
-

Maha Arara
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Arabic
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