Dollar Store
Arabic translation: (المحلات/المتاجر المُخفّضة/الموحِّدة (السعر
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| 00:22 Oct 18, 2008 |
| English to Arabic translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Retail / Store Types | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Ahmad Batiran Yemen Local time: 17:42 | ||||||
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| dollar store متجر الدولار /سوق القطعة بدولار Explanation: * |
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| dollar store محل لبيع السلع بسعر موحد Explanation: I know it is an explanation, rather than a term. However, it is widely common in malls to find 2.50 or 7.50 LE or the like. HTH -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-18 00:29:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_stores |
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| dollar store محلات كل شيئ بدولار Explanation: Definition for dollar store - store selling inexpensive items: a retail establishment selling inexpensive items, many at one dollar or less |
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14 mins confidence:
| dollar store محل/متجر بضائع الدولار الواحد Explanation: good luck |
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35 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2| dollar store محل يا بلاش Explanation: With this sort of thing, I would not go for a literal translation (since there is none) or an explanation. Here, I would go for brevity and effect -- something that evokes the low prices. If the phrase occurs in a narrative about the U.S., it would make sense to use the word "dollar" in it, because the reader woudl expect it. For example: محل أبو دولار But if the text is generic, this would not work. If the purpose of the translation is to localize the concept, then a local currency may be worked in. For example: محل أبو ريال الخ |
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