كباش فداء

English translation: patsies

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Arabic term or phrase: كباش فداء
English translation:patsies
Entered by: Lotfi Abdolhaleem

03:08 Jan 28, 2016
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: كباش فداء
From a Yemeni literary text:

احتفالٌ من كباش فداء بثقافة الاستشهاد والانتحاريين، بثقافة إبادة الذات!
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United States
patsies
Explanation:
patsies is closer to the intention in this context than: scapegoats - a person who is easily cheated, victimized.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/patsy
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Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 23:10
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2scapegoat
Oz Hamdoun (X)
5 +1scapegoat
Hani Hassaan
5patsies
Lotfi Abdolhaleem


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
scapegoat


Explanation:
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Oz Hamdoun (X)
United States
Local time: 17:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lotfi Abdolhaleem: Scapegoats, in plural.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Awad Balaish
2 days 4 hrs
  -> Thanks Balaish ^^.
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
scapegoat


Explanation:
scapegoat

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Note added at 12 mins (2016-01-28 03:21:24 GMT)
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(n.) A scapegoat is an event person or object that is used to lay the blame on for all that goes wrong, regardless of the contributions of others. This will usually carry on until the scapegoat has gone, or has managed to successfully defend itself against the arguments presented to it.

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 23:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lotfi Abdolhaleem: Scapegoats, in plural.
4 hrs
  -> thanks Lotfi
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
patsies


Explanation:
patsies is closer to the intention in this context than: scapegoats - a person who is easily cheated, victimized.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/patsy

Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 23:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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