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Minimalism

Arabic translation: البساطة/الخلو من التعقيد

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English term or phrase:Minimalism
Arabic translation:البساطة/الخلو من التعقيد
Entered by: Maryse Trevithick

11:32 Jul 22, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
English term or phrase: Minimalism
Referring to a fashion style.

Looking for something better than البساطة . Appreciate your help..
Maryse Trevithick
Spain
Local time: 05:17
البساطة/الخلو من التعقيد
Explanation:
في الحقيقة لا أجد أفضل من ترجمتك لها بالبساطة
Selected response from:

Mahmoud Rayyan
Egypt
Local time: 05:17
Grading comment
Although a lot of the other translations made sense as well, I found that بساطة best fitted this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3الاعتدال
Zena Al-Zinc
4 +2أسلوب الحد الأدنى
Nadia Ayoub
4الأدنوية
Abdelmonem Samir
4مذهب المحدودية/المذهب المحافظ/المذهب الحدي أو الاقتصاري
Mohamed Salaheldin
4التواضع
Moodi
4المدرسة الاختصارية
Mohamed Ghazal
4الاختزال
Shazly
3البساطة/الخلو من التعقيد
Mahmoud Rayyan


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minimalism
الأدنوية


Explanation:
بساطة
goes with simplicity, I guess.
أدنوية
is more accurate.

However, you are more informed about your context, so, if I were you, I would think of
بساطة
and
اعتدالية
as well.

Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
minimalism
الاعتدال


Explanation:
الاعتدال

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it the field of art it means (الفن التجريدي)
but it politics it means (الحد من سلطة حزب ما)

but in the field of clothing I guess it is الاعتدال or as you said البساطة

Zena Al-Zinc
Syria
Local time: 06:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdelmonem Samir
1 min
agree  Lina Dallal-Bachi
2 days 5 hrs
agree  Noha Mostafa
2 days 18 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
minimalism
البساطة/الخلو من التعقيد


Explanation:
في الحقيقة لا أجد أفضل من ترجمتك لها بالبساطة

Mahmoud Rayyan
Egypt
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Although a lot of the other translations made sense as well, I found that بساطة best fitted this context.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
minimalism
أسلوب الحد الأدنى


Explanation:
أسلوب يعتمد على الحد الأدنى من التفاصيل، يتجه إلى الحد الإدنى من التفاصيل،
It is long but I don't believe there is a one term translation.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rifat Ali: simplicity in artwork, design, interior design, or literature, achieved by using a few very simple elements to maximum effect
11 mins
  -> Many thanks Rifat :)
agree  Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy: أقل التفاصيل الممكنة
8 hrs
  -> Many thanks Hebat-Allah :)
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minimalism
مذهب المحدودية/المذهب المحافظ/المذهب الحدي أو الاقتصاري


Explanation:
تسميات جديدة لمصطلحات لم يسبق تعريبها

Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minimalism
التواضع


Explanation:
.

Moodi
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 11
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minimalism
المدرسة الاختصارية


Language variant:

Explanation:
some people use الاختزال

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الفن الاختصاري


    Reference: http://www.angelfire.com/ult/okok/
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
minimalism
الاختزال


Language variant: فن الاختزال

Explanation:
فن الحد الأدنى
مینیمالیزم

ظهر فن الاختزال في الولايات المتحدة في فترة السبعينات ويقتصر على تقليص الأشكال وإعادتها إلى أصولها الأولي بعيدا عن الرتوش.
ولا يوجد مصطلح مستقر بالعربية وتستخدم أحيانا بالاسم الأصلي مینیمالیزم ولكني أظن أن الاختزال
قد تكون أكثر تعبيراً عن إرجاع الشيء لأصوله الأولي.

minimalism
reduction to the smallest possible amount; simplification; using the simplest materials and forms available; art movement in sculpture that started in the 1950s and stressed excessive simplification of form and color


Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 71
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