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محض أفتراء

English translation: Malicious falsehood

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Arabic term or phrase:محض افتراء
English translation:Malicious falsehood
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

21:07 Sep 13, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Journalism / الصحافة
Arabic term or phrase: محض أفتراء
كل الدعات الموجهة ضدى ما هى الا محض أفتراء
مروة
Malicious falsehood
Explanation:
Slander, defamation.
Selected response from:

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:10
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Pure fabrication.
Morano El-Kholy
4 +4Malicious falsehood
Nadia Ayoub
4groundless
drmutaier
4unadulterated humbug
Mohsin Alabdali
4mere calumny / mere falsehood
hassan zekry


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Pure fabrication.


Explanation:
.

Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mai Mowafy: Yes I do agree
2 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, Mai.
agree  dimamarcel
15 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, dima.
agree  Heba Abed
15 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, Heba.
agree  Fuad Yahya: Yes, or "utter fabrication."
40 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, Fuad.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Malicious falsehood


Explanation:
Slander, defamation.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TargamaT team: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_falsehood
7 mins
  -> Many thanks Targamat :)
agree  Heba Abed
15 mins
  -> Many thanks Heba :)
agree  Mohamed Mahmoud
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree  Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
9 hrs
  -> Many thanks Lina :)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
groundless


Explanation:
The charges are groundless

drmutaier
Australia
Local time: 17:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
unadulterated humbug


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mere calumny / mere falsehood


Explanation:
mere = مجرد
http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&word=mere&la...

hassan zekry
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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