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retail therapy

Arabic translation: العلاج بالتسوق

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English term or phrase:retail therapy
Arabic translation:العلاج بالتسوق
Entered by: Yaser Suleiman

20:53 Nov 9, 2007
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / Enterntainment
English term or phrase: retail therapy
My context is the following:
Seeing that the Pan-Arab region can enjoy a type of entertainment akin to the retail therapy that many people love, Mr XYZ, C.E.O. of *** TV, brought in a concept unequalled in the region.

Retail therapy is shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer's mood or disposition.
zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 01:01
العلاج بالتسوق
Explanation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/elt/newsid_4907000/4907550.s...

والله أعلم
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Yaser Suleiman
Jordan
Local time: 01:01
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6العلاج بالتسوق
Yaser Suleiman
5 +1التسوّق أو التبضّع الترفيهي (المؤازر للعلاج النفسي) / التسوّق بهدف المتعة / التسلية بالتبضّع
Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
3 +2معالجة بالتسوق، تسوق ترويحي
Ali Al awadi
5التسوق التنفيسي
zax
4التسوّق النفساني
AhmedAMS
4الترويح عن النفس بالتسوق
ahmadwadan.com
3تحسين مزاج المشتري للتجزئة
Sayed Moustafa talawy
3التسوق للتمويه عن النفس
Iman Khaireddine
1العلاج عبر الشراء / العلاج عبر التسوق / العلاج بالشراء
Mohamed Elsayed


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
التسوّق النفساني


Explanation:
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AhmedAMS
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
تحسين مزاج المشتري للتجزئة


Explanation:
تحسين مزاج المشتري للتجزئة
هذا اجتهادي

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-11-09 21:00:04 GMT)
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سميتها تحسن مزاج لوجود
a type of entertainment


Sayed Moustafa talawy
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
العلاج عبر الشراء / العلاج عبر التسوق / العلاج بالشراء


Explanation:
العلاج من خلال الذهاب للتسوق والتبضع



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Note added at 11 mins (2007-11-09 21:04:08 GMT)
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التداوي بالتردد على المحلات والشراء منها

Mohamed Elsayed
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Arabic
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
معالجة بالتسوق، تسوق ترويحي


Explanation:
وأيضا
تسوق استجمامي
تسوق ترويحي

وترجمتها على الشابكة "التسوق العلاجي

لكن أعتقد أن الترجمة العربية الأصح
تسوق ترويحي
التسوق الترويحي لأن الترويح هو الهدف منها

كما أن استخدام كلمة "معالجة" يشير إلى أنه بالفعل مريض


Ali Al awadi
Türkiye
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ahmadwadan.com: موافق على الترويح
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Ahmad for the input.
agree  Amira Abdallah: أتفق معك فى التسوق الترويحى
18 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
التسوق للتمويه عن النفس


Explanation:
I would translate "the retail therapy that many people love" as:

انغماس البعض في التسوق (الشراء) كوسيلة للتمويه عن النفس
أو
ولع البعض بالتسوق للتمويه عن أنفسهم

Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
العلاج بالتسوق


Explanation:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/arabic/elt/newsid_4907000/4907550.s...

والله أعلم

Yaser Suleiman
Jordan
Local time: 01:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
14 mins
  -> Thank you Mohsin
agree  Amira El-Wattar
1 hr
  -> Thank you Amira
agree  Assem Mazloum:
1 hr
  -> Thank you Assem
agree  Maryse Trevithick
1 hr
  -> Thank you Maryse
agree  Samya Salem (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Nurelislam
agree  Mohamed Salaheldin
11 hrs
  -> Thank you Hany
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
التسوّق أو التبضّع الترفيهي (المؤازر للعلاج النفسي) / التسوّق بهدف المتعة / التسلية بالتبضّع


Explanation:
Retail therapy need not be a negative term......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail_therapy


نوع من النشاطات المؤازة للمعالجة النفسية وهي من النشاطات الترفيهيّة
ولذا أجد كلمة علاج كلمةً منفّرة للمريض الذي غالبا ما تقدم له هذه النشاطات المؤازرة اعلاجه بشكل عفوي ودون شعوره بارتباطها المباشر بعلاجه النفسي
وبالفعل هذه معالجة مؤازة وحسب لاتعتبر علاجاً بمفردها
مجرّد رأي

retail therapy

noun
shopping for fun: shopping for enjoyment (humorous)

Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.




Retail therapy need not be a negative term. It can be a neutral term that describes the pleasures of the total shopping experience, used by many people to boost their mood. Shopping as a way of boosting one's mood does not necessarily involve rash or inadvisable purchases. Retailers may view the entertainment aspect of their stores as a means of boosting store traffic, so that some of those customers make purchases, but not necessarily inappropriate or inadvisable ones.

Retail addiction or shopping addiction should be considered a separate and serious problem. The term "therapy" by definition implies a treatment for a problem (here, depression or stress), not a problem itself. Retail therapy may be the wrong treatment in many cases, but it is not, by definition, dangerous or problematic.



    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=retail+therapy&r=66
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retail_therapy
Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
Syria
Local time: 01:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Amira Abdallah: رأيك مهم جدا يا حمزة ودائما مفيد
15 hrs
  -> أشكرك جزيل الشكر أميرة هذا من لطفك
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
الترويح عن النفس بالتسوق


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?q="الترويح عن النفس"&sourceid=n...

retail therapy
Shopping as a means of comfort, relaxation, or cheering up.

ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 01:01
Native speaker of: Arabic
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
التسوق التنفيسي


Explanation:
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zax
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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