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house hunting

Arabic translation: البحث عن مسكن

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English term or phrase:house hunting
Arabic translation:البحث عن مسكن
Entered by: Mohamed Ghazal

08:09 Nov 20, 2006
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Real Estate
English term or phrase: house hunting
house hunting in Chicago ?
vanilla_sky
Local time: 22:18
البحث عن مسكن
Explanation:
House hunting has only one meaning as far as I am concerned; it is the process of shopping around for a place to inhabit, whether the person was going to buy or rent.
The fact that the question is posted under Zoology can sinply be a mistake.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-11-20 12:59:46 GMT)
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I used مسكن because h0use hunting is not limited to houses, it also includes apartments, studios, granny flats, or any habitable realestate dwelling. (I don't think it includes caravans).
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Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 23:18
Grading comment
thnaks

this one fits better
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2البحث عن منزل
Ziad Marzouka
5 +1البحث عن مسكن
Mohamed Ghazal
5البحث عن مأوى
Amgad
5اصطياد مسكن/مأوي
zax


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
البحث عن منزل


Explanation:
لشراؤه

Ziad Marzouka
Switzerland
Local time: 21:18
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zeinab Asfour: :)
3 mins
agree  Ahmad Maher Sandouk
15 mins
disagree  Amgad: As far as I noticed, the concerned expression is related to animals not people, so it is not likely to be منزل
3 hrs
agree  Mona Ragaei
3 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
البحث عن مأوى


Explanation:
House for animals is مأوى

Amgad
United States
Local time: 13:18
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zeinab Asfour
3 mins
disagree  Ala Rabie: this one indicates that the 'hunter' is homeless, and therefore suggesting a 'seeking shelter/refuge' kind of nuance.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you enshrine for your comment, but I think this is quite relevant to the life of animals.
neutral  Mohamed Ghazal: Dear Amgad, the fact that you have an answer posted to a question makes it a wee bit wrong to disagree with a colleague concerninbg that question. Don't you agree?
4 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
البحث عن مسكن


Explanation:
House hunting has only one meaning as far as I am concerned; it is the process of shopping around for a place to inhabit, whether the person was going to buy or rent.
The fact that the question is posted under Zoology can sinply be a mistake.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-11-20 12:59:46 GMT)
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I used مسكن because h0use hunting is not limited to houses, it also includes apartments, studios, granny flats, or any habitable realestate dwelling. (I don't think it includes caravans).


    Reference: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/househunting?view=uk
    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=38177&dict=CA...
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thnaks

this one fits better

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Sayed
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
اصطياد مسكن/مأوي


Explanation:
بعد البحث يبدأ الاصطياد أي اختيار أكثرها مزايا و اقلها سعرا

zax
Local time: 15:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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