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16:56 Jun 11, 2010
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Printing & Publishing
Additional field(s): Poetry & Literature, Journalism
English term or phrase: blurb
Definition from Journalism.co.uk:
Brief introduction to the writer, usually following the headline.

Example sentence(s):
  • It is a tricky job because the blurb writer wants to provide as much interesting information as possible about the author in one or two paragraphs. Edinger House
  • Secondly, copywriters are able to bring a freshness and vitality to a blurb that an editor or author who has been immersed for months and sometimes years in a book may find in short supply. the penguin blog
  • Look for the flow, the voice and the style of the blurb as well as length and language. Associated Content
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Summary of translations provided
5رسالة تزكية
Asim Hussein
5التعريف بالكتاب - المقدمة
Dalia Nour


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رسالة تزكية


Definition from own experience or research:
رسالة تزكية تتضمن مديح لكتاب معين على سبيل الدعاية للكتاب والتشجيع على قراءته

Example sentence(s):
  • رسالة تزكية (لكتاب مثلا) - معرفة شخصية 
Asim Hussein
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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التعريف بالكتاب - المقدمة


Definition from Almaany:
يعد التعريف بالكتاب (المقدمة) من أهم أجزاء الكتاب لأنها تعطيك فكرة عامة عن محتواه.

Example sentence(s):
  • الفصل الأول: التعريف بالكتاب أولاً: اسم الكتاب جاء على طرة النسخة المخطوطة (أ) عبارة (كتاب العرش للذهبي) . كما جاء في آخرها (تم كتاب العرش للذهبي) . وجميع من ذكر الكتاب ممن ترجم للذهبي أطلق عليه هذه التسمية. - العرش للذهبي  
Dalia Nour
Egypt
Local time: 14:39
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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