7 1/2 times

Arabic translation: سبع مرات و نصف

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English term or phrase:7 1/2 times
Arabic translation:سبع مرات و نصف
Entered by: Ala Rabie

19:54 Feb 28, 2006
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: 7 1/2 times
The context is:
"Healthy grasslands can absorb 75% of rainfall. That's 7 1/2 times more rain to grow plants and recharge rivers."
Nagwan Noaman
Yemen
Local time: 12:19
سبع مرات و نصف
Explanation:
"(...)يمكنها أن تمتص 75% من مياه الأمطار، و هو ما يعني أمطار أكثر بسبع مرات و نصف لإنماء النباتات(...)"
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Ala Rabie
Egypt
Local time: 11:19
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6سبع مرات و نصف
Ala Rabie
3 +6سبعة أضعاف و نصف
Yasser El Helw


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
سبعة أضعاف و نصف


Explanation:
Good-luck

Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Local time: 11:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iman Khaireddine
56 mins
  -> Thank you Imane

agree  Mariam Osmann
1 hr
  -> Thank you MA

agree  Rehab Mohamed
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Rehab

agree  Hazem Hamdy
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Hazem

agree  Sam Shalalo
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Sam

agree  Awad Balaish
9 hrs
  -> Thank you Awadh
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
سبع مرات و نصف


Explanation:
"(...)يمكنها أن تمتص 75% من مياه الأمطار، و هو ما يعني أمطار أكثر بسبع مرات و نصف لإنماء النباتات(...)"

Ala Rabie
Egypt
Local time: 11:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mazyoun
1 hr
  -> merci, mazyoun :)

agree  Dina Abdo
9 hrs
  -> merci, dina :)

agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
17 hrs
  -> merci, nabil :)

agree  Mohamed Al-Hefnawy
2 days 12 hrs
  -> merci, sir :)

agree  Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword): Both are good but here you could add بما يضاعف ....
3 days 1 hr
  -> merci, wordforword :) -- however, as you know, the sentence is cirumstantial. hence, the first action leads to the second one in a sort of an episode, not necessarily a causality. 'phenomenological' is the word to describe such scientific observations :)

agree  Zeinab Asfour
3 days 12 hrs
  -> merci, zeinab :)
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