لم أكن متواجدا أمام شاشة الحاسوب في العشر دقائق الماضية

English translation: I was away from the monitor for the last 10 minutes

22:24 Oct 23, 2017
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Computers: Systems, Networks / soccer
Arabic term or phrase: لم أكن متواجدا أمام شاشة الحاسوب في العشر دقائق الماضية
I wan't in front of my laptop screen for the last 10 minutes.
I wasn't in touch with my laptop for the last 10 minutes.

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mohamed015
Morocco
English translation:I was away from the monitor for the last 10 minutes
Explanation:
If you wanna express being away from a computer in general, that you couldn't respond or check sth. There's a commonly used expression/ abbreviation away from keyboard (AFK).
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Ahmed Shalabi
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Summary of answers provided
5I was not in touch with my lap top for the last 10 minutes
Mayada Mohamed
5I was not in touch with my lap top for the past ten minutes
asmaa elkhouly
5I was away from the monitor for the last 10 minutes
Ahmed Shalabi
4I was not at the computer screen for last ten minutes
Salih YILDIRIM


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I was not in touch with my lap top for the last 10 minutes


Explanation:
past simple
maybe you are in front of him but not in touch

Mayada Mohamed
Egypt
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I was not at the computer screen for last ten minutes


Explanation:
أعتقد ذلك

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 13:42
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I was not in touch with my lap top for the past ten minutes


Explanation:
i do think so

asmaa elkhouly
Qatar
Local time: 20:42
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I was away from the monitor for the last 10 minutes


Explanation:
If you wanna express being away from a computer in general, that you couldn't respond or check sth. There's a commonly used expression/ abbreviation away from keyboard (AFK).

Ahmed Shalabi
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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