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by the book

Arabic translation: طبقا للاصول

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English term or phrase:by the book
Arabic translation:طبقا للاصول
Entered by: Mohamed Salaheldin

21:18 Nov 23, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology
English term or phrase: by the book
doing everything exactly by the book
Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
Syria
Local time: 22:12
طبقا للاصول
Explanation:
القواعد المتعارف عليها في المجال
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Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Local time: 21:12
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4طبقا للاصول
Mohamed Salaheldin
4 +1كما ينبغى
Dr.Dina
5كما يقول الكتاب
Ghada Samir
5بنص الكتاب
Nadia Ayoub
4طبقا للقواعد المنصوصة عليها
Heather Shaw


Discussion entries: 4





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
طبقا للاصول


Explanation:
القواعد المتعارف عليها في المجال

Mohamed Salaheldin
Egypt
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans
0 min
  -> Thanx
agree  Alaa Zeineldine
1 hr
  -> Thank you Alaa
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Mohsin
agree  Yasser El Helw
12 hrs
  -> Thank you Yasser
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
كما ينبغى


Explanation:
If you do something by the book, you do it exactly as you are supposed to.
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/by the book.htm...

Dr.Dina
Colombia
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amira Sayed: وتعرّف أيضاً كما يجب
4 hrs
  -> شكراً أميرة
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
طبقا للقواعد المنصوصة عليها


Explanation:
explicitly following the written rules or guidelines

Heather Shaw
United States
Local time: 21:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
كما يقول الكتاب


Explanation:
It is usually said like that!

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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-11-24 08:52:46 GMT)
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I think that sometimes, it is better when we provide a translation, with a similar way of metaphor or similie used in the ST , rather than flattening the meaning or giving directly what it was intended to say!.




Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
بنص الكتاب


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 50
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