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تعساء

English translation: miserable, wretched

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Arabic term or phrase: تعساء
English translation:miserable, wretched
Entered by: Mohamed A. Moustafa

19:29 Aug 25, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Civil society in the Arab world
Arabic term or phrase: تعساء
The context is:

وهو ما حذرت منه منظمة العمل الدولية في وثيقتها التي رفعتها الى "الاجتماع القطاعي حول الشباب والاستخدام" الذي عقد في بيروت أيار/مايو 2000 .حيث أشارت الى ان البطالة تؤدي الىالإبتعاد عن المجتمع وعن النظم السياسيّة الديموقراطيّة، وهذا من شأنه أن يثير الاضطرابات الاجتماعية.حيث أن البطالة تجعل الناس تعساء

Many thanks,

Rosie
rosie_longley
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:16
miserable, wretched
Explanation:
The word تعساء is the plural of تعيس which means "miserable", "wretched", "unhappy".

You can say, "unemployment contributes to the wretchedness of people".

I hope this was of help
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Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5miserable, wretched
Mohamed A. Moustafa
4 +3Unhappy/sad
Said Abouharia
5discontented
Nadia Ayoub


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
miserable, wretched


Explanation:
The word تعساء is the plural of تعيس which means "miserable", "wretched", "unhappy".

You can say, "unemployment contributes to the wretchedness of people".

I hope this was of help

Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Alsaqqa
27 mins
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  yzmohasseb: miserable
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Amira A Wahab: miserable
3 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Nidhalz: miserable
7 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
agree  Mohamed Gaafar: wretched
9 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Unhappy/sad


Explanation:
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Said Abouharia
United States
Local time: 08:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: The Arabic text appears to be a translation from English. "Unhappy" is the term that would have been used in the original. Sadness (الحزن) is a different matter altogether.
17 mins
agree  Nesrin: Agree with Fuad's explanation.
46 mins
agree  tmathkour (X): i think the correct word is depressed
59 mins
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
discontented


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 124
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