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stoep

English translation: عتبة الباب

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Arabic term or phrase: stoep
English translation:عتبة الباب
Entered by: Rasha El-Gabry

20:57 Dec 28, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: stoep
"Mad," people called her behind her back; "eccentric," to her face. "Dear Mrs. Brennen, you would do that. You are so eccentric." "Mad" she would not agree to; "eccentric," yes; if it was eccentric to like sitting on the stoep in the sun and only talking when you wanted to
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Local time: 16:07
عتبة الباب
Explanation:
stoep is a small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house. For the literary use, we can say عتبة الباب
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Rasha El-Gabry
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1الرواق
Ahmed El-Aktash
4شرفة
Tarik Boussetta
4عتبة الباب
Rasha El-Gabry
3شرفة
Ahmed Alami


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
الرواق


Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stoep

Ahmed El-Aktash
Egypt
Local time: 16:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks sktrans
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
شرفة


Explanation:
another suggestion

Ahmed Alami
Morocco
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
شرفة


Explanation:
شرفة
مرتفعة شيئا ما

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-12-28 21:15:59 GMT)
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مدخل مسقوف

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Note added at 19 mins (2009-12-28 21:17:07 GMT)
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it has the meaning of pavement too!

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Note added at 19 mins (2009-12-28 21:17:21 GMT)
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رصيف

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 15:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
عتبة الباب


Explanation:
stoep is a small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house. For the literary use, we can say عتبة الباب

Rasha El-Gabry
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:07
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  sktrans: definition is correct; translation means threshold,sill,etc.
4 hrs
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