Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
سخّر لـ
English translation:
put at the disposal of
Added to glossary by
Iman Khaireddine
Dec 31, 2006 02:02
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
سخر
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
سخر كل مطارات السعودية الشمالية ومستشفياتها ومعسكراتها لخدمة الأميركان هذا اللي حريص على الوضع
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | put at the disposal of |
Iman Khaireddine
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| 5 +1 | in this context: to dedicate |
Sam Berner
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| 5 | allocated |
zax
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Proposed translations
+5
6 hrs
Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Connecting Cultures
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
75
Selected
put at the disposal of
At the Americans' disposal
Like this example:
Mr Putin was the first foreign leader to telephone Mr Bush to offer his nation's condolences over the tragedy. And he soon made it clear that he was putting Russia's resources - apart from troops - at the Americans' disposal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1652294.stm
Like this example:
Mr Putin was the first foreign leader to telephone Mr Bush to offer his nation's condolences over the tragedy. And he soon made it clear that he was putting Russia's resources - apart from troops - at the Americans' disposal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1652294.stm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
+1
1 hr
Sam Berner
Australia
Australia
Native in Arabic
&
English
Specializes in field
Australia
Craftsmanship, ideas, expert knowledge
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Syrian, Egyptian, Palestinian, Lebanese, Sudanese) 
, English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
36
in this context: to dedicate
In other contexts it would be "to utilize".
15 hrs
allocated
assigned
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