Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 7, 2010 15:12
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Arabic term
Sudan
مذكرات
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
History
هذا اسم لكتاب اسمه مذكرات عبد الماجد ابوحسبو
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | memoirs |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 +1 | Autobiography |
Tamer Mekhimar
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Change log
Aug 14, 2010 10:07: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
10+ years of experience
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Autobiography
Autobiography
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-08-07 15:20:57 GMT)
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A memoir is slightly different in character from an autobiography. While an autobiography typically focuses on the "life and times" of the writer, a memoir has a narrower, more intimate focus on his or her own memories, feelings and emotions.
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-08-07 15:20:57 GMT)
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A memoir is slightly different in character from an autobiography. While an autobiography typically focuses on the "life and times" of the writer, a memoir has a narrower, more intimate focus on his or her own memories, feelings and emotions.
Example sentence:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography
Peer comment(s):
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Nesrin
: I think "memoirs" is better though - based on the definition you provided, سيرة ذاتية would be the more accurate term for the "life and times"-covering autobiography.
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