dejunk

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00:59 Mar 16, 2020
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: dejunk
Definition from Oxford:
v. transitive. To remove junk from (a place); to clear (a room or other space) by disposing of clutter and unwanted possessions. Also in extended use.”

Example sentence(s):
  • Dejunk your life The Guardian
  • Clearing the clutter: how to dejunk your home timeforyou.cleaning
  • As I was looking in my kitchen cupboards with entertaining in mind, I realized there were so many serving pieces I just don’t use anymore and I promised myself that after the party, I was going to dejunk my kitchen of them. cluborganized
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Summary of translations provided
5التخلص من الكراكيب
Ramadan Ibrahim
5يتخلص من أو يزيل أو يرتب
RihanHM
4يُنَقّي – تَنْقِية
Rami Abou Hatab
5 -2يرتب
Hozayfa Abdel-Rahim


  

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يرتب


Definition from own experience or research:
رتب حياتك بأن تحدد أولوياتك ثم تعمل على تحقيق المهم منها فالأهم.

Example sentence(s):
  • رتب حياتك. - Own Experience. 
  • رتب مطبخك. - Own Experience. 
  • رتب غرفتك. - Own Experience. 

Explanation:
Synonyms:
يعيد ترتيب / ينظف / يتخلص من الزوائد /
Hozayfa Abdel-Rahim
United Arab Emirates
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
No  Fuad Yahya: A proper translation should give a sense of "removal of clutter and/or excess." I would suggest يُخلي مما تَرَاكَم وتبعثر
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No  Saleh Ayyub: ينحي الكراكيب او التالف
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التخلص من الكراكيب


Definition from المعاني :
De- Junk: junk ( noun ): discarded articles كراكيب
De- used with many verbs, nouns, and adjectives for giving a word the opposite meaning

Example sentence(s):
  • Sue decided to buy more junk to keep it in. - reverso  
Ramadan Ibrahim
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of: Arabic
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يُنَقّي – تَنْقِية


Definition from معجم لسان العرب - المع�:
يُنَقّي – تَنْقِية
المُنَقّى: الخال من الشوائب. (المعجم الوسيط)
وتُنَقّي من التَّنْقِية: إفراد الجيد من الرديء
نَقِيَ الشيء يَنْقَى نَقاوة ونَقاء فهو نَقِيّ أي نظيف
والتَنْقِية: التنظيف
والتَّنَقِّي: التّخَيُّر (معجم لسان العرب)

Example sentence(s):
  • "إِن الْمَدِينَة كالكير تنقي خبثها وتنصع طببها" - صحيح البخاري 
Rami Abou Hatab
Türkiye
Native speaker of: Arabic
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يتخلص من أو يزيل أو يرتب


Definition from Cambridge Dictionary:
You have to dejunk your life = يتوجب عليك أن ترتب/تنظم حياتك

Example sentence(s):
  • تَرَتَّبَ البَيْتُ تَرْتِيباً بَدِيعاً = The house was decluttered beautifully تَرَتَّبَ = was decluttered - Almaany  
RihanHM
Saudi Arabia
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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