ردم الشاطىء

English translation: landfill the beach

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Arabic term or phrase:ردم الشاطىء
English translation:landfill the beach
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

11:25 Aug 15, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / beaches
Arabic term or phrase: ردم الشاطىء
بالقيام بأعمال تعد وردم لشاطئ البحر أمام قريته السياحية
Dina 13
landfill the beach
Explanation:
After this ruling comes down (assuming they uphold the Florida SC decision), beachfront owners in Florida will just have to hope that their government is warm-hearted enough not to landfill the beach out in front of their houses and create say, a new beachfront housing development on the "new" beachline to increase tax revenue. And betting that your government is a benign paternalist isn't ever good odds.
http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/3481521.aspx

landfill
–verb
3. to create more usable land by this means.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/landfill
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1filling-up the beach
hassan zekry
5landfill the beach
Nadia Ayoub
5reclaim land from the sea
Spring2007 (X)
4bridging the beach
salma 2


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
filling-up the beach


Explanation:
filling-up the sea beach

hassan zekry
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans: the shoreline/coastline
2 hrs
  -> thanks Sktrans

neutral  Maureen Millington-Brodie: unclear
8 hrs
  -> filling-up = ردم
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bridging the beach


Explanation:
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salma 2
Egypt
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maureen Millington-Brodie: ?
7 hrs
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
landfill the beach


Explanation:
After this ruling comes down (assuming they uphold the Florida SC decision), beachfront owners in Florida will just have to hope that their government is warm-hearted enough not to landfill the beach out in front of their houses and create say, a new beachfront housing development on the "new" beachline to increase tax revenue. And betting that your government is a benign paternalist isn't ever good odds.
http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/3481521.aspx

landfill
–verb
3. to create more usable land by this means.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/landfill

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
reclaim land from the sea


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reclamation#Beach_restorat...
Spring2007 (X)
Local time: 02:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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