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قرعة

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Arabic term or phrase:قرعة
English translation:coin flip
Entered by: Noha Kamal, PhD.

23:52 Aug 7, 2008
This question was closed without grading. Reason: Answer found elsewhere

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Arabic term or phrase: قرعة
بحسب نتائج القرعة التي أجريت في بداية المسابقة، سيحدد اللاعبون ...
Again, I am looking for the term idiomatically used in this context. Thanks.
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 11:47


Summary of answers provided
4 +3Draw
Mohamed Ghazal
5 +2Lottery
Ayman Medarwash
5to draw lots
Neamaat Shehatah
5Raffle
Sajjad Hamadani


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Draw


Language variant:

Explanation:
The results of the draw

Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 13:47
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: I wish I were... young that is :))


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aliflinguistics
36 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Nesrin: absolutely
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  myrden
19 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Lottery


Language variant: coin flipping

Explanation:
It depends on what kind of competition: as in sports, it would be coin flipping when it can be lottery tickets or drawing ...etc

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Note added at 26 mins (2008-08-08 00:19:05 GMT)
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Good job!! You triked me!

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Note added at 44 mins (2008-08-08 00:36:41 GMT)
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she really needed to give a complete phrase and wait though she is not young:)

Ayman Medarwash
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, I know that. Please, check my note above.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mohamed Ghazal: Lottery is mainly for prizes
9 mins
  -> and what is the draw for and coin flipping for, all communicate the message that there is a chance you win something if you participate. Though the point is what term fits in there which is coin flipping if players in the phrase mean some sport-players
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
29 mins
agree  Mahmoud Rayyan
4 hrs
neutral  Nesrin: This word is very specific and is not used in the context of sports and or the like.
7 hrs
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to draw lots


Language variant: to choose by lot

Explanation:
lot (v): ينتخب بالقرعة
to draw lots يسحب أو يُجري قرعة

I know you have closed the question, but this may help.

Neamaat Shehatah
Egypt
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Raffle


Explanation:
Raffle
Selection by raffling


Sajjad Hamadani
United States
Local time: 05:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in ArabicArabic
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