A Great Place to Live, A great Place to Work

Arabic translation: جنة العيش.. جنة العمل

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English term or phrase:A Great Place to Live, A great Place to Work
Arabic translation:جنة العيش.. جنة العمل
Entered by: Abby Gomaa

16:47 May 22, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
English term or phrase: A Great Place to Live, A great Place to Work
it's a title in a book ( about a country)
Abby Gomaa
Local time: 20:55
جنة العيش.. جنة العمل
Explanation:
A title should be catchy. I believe the repetition should be maintained in the target language. Although "جنة" is not exactly the translation of "a great place", but I'm sure it has the same effect on the target reader.
Good Luck..
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ghia
Lebanon
Local time: 03:55
Grading comment
THANKS
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +8جنة العيش.. جنة العمل
ghia
5مكان رائع للعيش ومكان رائع للعمل
Michael Tharwat
5مكان ممتاز للحياة والعمل
Shabbir Limbada
5ما بين نعيم الُسكنى وآفاق العمل الرحبة
Noha Kamal, PhD.
4 +1اينما يوجد العمل , توجد الحياة
emanelseify
4وين ما ترزق إلزق
Moodi


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a great place to live, a great place to work
مكان رائع للعيش ومكان رائع للعمل


Explanation:
مكان رائع للعيش ومكان رائع للعمل

Michael Tharwat
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a great place to live, a great place to work
مكان ممتاز للحياة والعمل


Language variant: مكان جيد للحياة والعمل

Explanation:
ِGreat should be عظيم but i think ممتاز or جيد sounds much better.

Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a great place to live, a great place to work
وين ما ترزق إلزق


Explanation:
عندنا مثل في سوريا يقول: وين ما ترزق إلزق ، أي أينما تجد مكاناً يؤاتيك فيه الرزق الوفير فلا تبرحه



Moodi
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a great place to live, a great place to work
ما بين نعيم الُسكنى وآفاق العمل الرحبة


Explanation:
if it's a title, go for something creative, somehting that sounds like a title, not a regular sentence.

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 03:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 36
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
a great place to live, a great place to work
جنة العيش.. جنة العمل


Explanation:
A title should be catchy. I believe the repetition should be maintained in the target language. Although "جنة" is not exactly the translation of "a great place", but I'm sure it has the same effect on the target reader.
Good Luck..

ghia
Lebanon
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
THANKS

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zkt
16 mins
  -> Thanks :D

agree  Doaa El Seify
1 hr
  -> Thank you

agree  Stephen Franke: This expression is more catchy as a book title.
1 hr
  -> Many thanks!

agree  esperantiste
2 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree  abdurrahman: brilliant
2 hrs
  -> Thank you :)

agree  Saleh Dardeer: very fine
2 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree  Mohsin Alabdali: This can only describe Dubai!
11 hrs
  -> Thank you

agree  Mahy
2 days 10 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a great place to live, a great place to work
اينما يوجد العمل , توجد الحياة


Explanation:
this translation sounds good and more close to the english

emanelseify
Local time: 03:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Doaa El Seify
1 hr
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