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تعمير الصحراء

English translation: desert urbanization

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Arabic term or phrase:تعمير الصحراء
English translation:desert urbanization
Entered by: Mohsin Alabdali

12:03 Dec 26, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction
Arabic term or phrase: تعمير الصحراء
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Dina 13
desert urbanization
Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 07:14
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4desert urbanization
Mohsin Alabdali
5 +1reclamation (of the desert)
Abdelmonem Samir
5 +1desert development
zax
4 +1populating/building the desert
Mohamed Salaheldin
5Desert Rehabilitation
Hani Hassaan
3 +1desert reclamation/ desert construction
Amira Mansour


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
desert reclamation/ desert construction


Explanation:
desert reclamation/ desert construction

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-12-26 12:10:30 GMT)
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sorry I mean reconstruction not construction.

Amira Mansour
Egypt
Local time: 06:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Abdelmonem Samir: I think construction is better, because RE-construction means إعادة تعمير
6 mins
  -> You are right. Thanks for this note.
agree  kifahl: I agree that it is better to use Desert construction
2 days 12 hrs
  -> ok, thank you.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reclamation (of the desert)


Explanation:
أعتقد ان تعمير الصحراء المقصود بها استصلاح أراضيها وإعمارها بالسكان، إذا كان هذا هو المقصود بالسياق فكلمة ريكلاميشن تفي بالغرض،
reclaim:
To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land.
(AHD)
أما إذا كان المقصود هو التعمير بمعنى البناء، والبناء فقط، فأقترح أي ترجمة على النسق التالي:

launching construction projects in the desert ...


Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 06:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samya Salem (X)
33 mins
neutral  Nesrin: As you said, reclamation is more about استصلاح, i.e cultivaiton. I think التعمير is about building cities in the desert, or urbanization as suggested by Mohsin.
2 hrs
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
populating/building the desert


Explanation:
التعمير هو البناء والاسكان للمناطق الفضاء

Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Local time: 06:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hani Hassaan
8 mins
  -> Thank you brother.
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Desert Rehabilitation


Explanation:
Desert Rehabilitation

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Note added at 59 mins (2007-12-26 13:02:48 GMT)
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اعتقد المقصود بالتعمير هو جعل الأراضي صالحة للزراعة أي تخضيرها ومن هنا يأتي تسمية مركز DDC أو Desert Research Center باسم مركز تنمية الصحراء


http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:RsNoDtUfTLwJ:www.idrc.c...

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 06:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 39
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
desert urbanization


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 07:14
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin: http://www.unep.org/geo/GDOutlook/050.asp
24 mins
  -> Many thanks.
agree  Mohamed Elsayed
1 hr
  -> Many thanks.
agree  Assem Mazloum:
1 day 21 hrs
  -> Many thanks.
agree  AhmedAMS
8 days
  -> Many thanks.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
desert development


Explanation:
"development" includes land, people & buildings.

zax
Local time: 00:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nesrin
2 days 18 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nesrin
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