Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a good time was had

Arabic translation:

كان وقتا ممتعا للجميع

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Feb 9, 2021 10:41
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English term

a good time was had

English to Arabic Other Medical (general)
They were patients but not patient. They belonged to the great in spirit, and everybody wanted to be treated first. What is worse they were insistent and vociferous, and a good time was had by all. All, that is, except the doctor who had a dusty and strenuous time trying to sort them out, and understand whispered questions, from behind mysterious veils.

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كان وقتا ممتعا للجميع

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Peer comment(s):

disagree Kaledd (X) : المرضى لا يظهر عليهم الاستمتاع بل نفاذ الصبر والاصرار على مطالبهم
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3 mins

كان الجميع يمضي وقتا طيبا

Since the passive is best avoided in Arabic if the subject is specified, the best translation would include the subject and make the phrase active.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Kaledd (X) : The patients were inpatient and unsatisfied so how come they to spend good times
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6 mins

وكان الجميع مستمتعا

الجميع يقضي وقتا ممتعا باستثناء الطبيب
Peer comment(s):

disagree Kaledd (X) : كان الجميع يطالب بدوره في العلاج اولا، وكانوا مصرين وبصوت عال مما يتناقض مع فكرة استمتاعهم
1 hr
agree Milena Atanasova
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1 hr
English term (edited): a good time was had

كانوا يطالبون بالحصول على زمن جيد او كاف للجميع

All the patients thought themselves as great and were inpatient and everybody demanding to be treated first. Worse than that they were insistent vociferous and requested adequate time to be given to them all.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Saeed Najmi : Yet, they were "having a ball" voicing out their discontent. Remember the social and geographic context.
24 mins
neutral Milena Atanasova : Not in the original. In the original, the patients did have a good time - as a fact.
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7 days
English term (edited): and a good time was had by all

وقتاً ممتعاً قضاه الجميع

وقتاً ممتعاً قضاه الجميع
وقتٌ ممتعٌ قضي من قبل الجميع
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