pat-down search

Arabic translation: التفتيش الذاتى بالأيدى

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English term or phrase:	pat-down search
Arabic translation:	التفتيش الذاتى بالأيدى

21:49 Jan 18, 2010

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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia / Breaking News/ Washington Post

English term or phrase: pat-down search

New details in the CIA attack: The suicide bomber won the
confidence of CIA officers by presenting "photograph-type
evidence" that he had been in the presence of al-Qaeda's top
leaders, according to interviews with a dozen current and
former government officials, who also said he detonated his
bomb as an American security guard approached him to
conduct a pat-down search.

Kayed ABU-Zeid KudoZ activity Questions: 6 (none open) Answers: 47 Jordan
Local time: 09:04

التفتيش الذاتى بالأيدى

Explanation:
to pat someone, means "to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms."
as in second web reference.
Pat search, is the process of searching someone top to bottom, by patting repeatedly on his/her body. In Arabic security terms this is called تفتيش ذاتى
This is why such a search is offensive across genders: see:
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-82862217.html

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yzmohasseb
Local time: 08:04

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5 +1

التفتيش الذاتى بالأيدى

yzmohasseb

2 +1

تفتيش سطحي

Nidhalz

تفتيش يدوي شخصي

Ibrahim I. Ibrahim (X)

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peer agreement (net): +1

تفتيش سطحي

Explanation:
تفتيش تحسسي
تفتيش سطحي

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-01-18 22:03:55 GMT)
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تفتيش خارجي

Nidhalz
Local time: 07:04
Native speaker of:

Arabic

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

التفتيش الذاتى بالأيدى

yzmohasseb
Local time: 08:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks a lot!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for for your answer-I'm sure it will do it.

14 hrs confidence:

تفتيش يدوي شخصي

Explanation:
I am not aware of an Arabic expression for 'pat-down.' I am offering the expression for 'manual personal serach' or 'personal hand search' or 'manual/hand serach of the person.'

Ibrahim I. Ibrahim (X)
Canada
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Arabic

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