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افتئت عليهم برأيه

English translation: tyrannize

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Arabic term or phrase:افتئت عليهم برأيه
English translation:tyrannize
Entered by: Doaa Alnajjar

17:06 Oct 17, 2013
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism
Arabic term or phrase: افتئت عليهم برأيه
معناها استبد برأيه أو انفرد برأيه، ولكن ما هي ترجمتها؟
Defiant Khaki
tyrannize
Explanation:
take care that the spelling may be wrong since:
1- افتئت: مفروض الهمزة على ألف لأنها مفتوحة وماقبلها مفتوح أيضاً. فالصح أن تكون افتأت وتلك معناها =اِفتأَتَ ( عَلَيهِ الباطِلَ ) , اِفتَرَى عَلَيهِ ( الكَذِبَ )
to trump up

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2- مايعني استبد برأيه أو انفرد برأيه هو كلمة "اِفتاَتَ" برأيه بدون همزة على الألف وتلك هي
tyrannize

http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&lang_name=En...
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Doaa Alnajjar
Canada
Local time: 10:43
Grading comment
Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2oppressed/ tyrannized them with his domineering opinion
Fida Malki (X)
5 +2tyrannize
Doaa Alnajjar
4To be opinionated, obstinate, stubborn
Mohamed Rehan


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
oppressed/ tyrannized them with his domineering opinion


Explanation:
You may or may not use domineering

Fida Malki (X)
Local time: 19:43
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  abushnein
19 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Randa Farhat: tyrannize them, oppress them, force his will on them, impose his own views
8 days
  -> Much obliged Randa!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To be opinionated, obstinate, stubborn


Explanation:
Opinionated:
Holding stubbornly and often unreasonably to one's own opinions.

Excerpted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

Mohamed Rehan
Local time: 18:43
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tyrannize


Explanation:
take care that the spelling may be wrong since:
1- افتئت: مفروض الهمزة على ألف لأنها مفتوحة وماقبلها مفتوح أيضاً. فالصح أن تكون افتأت وتلك معناها =اِفتأَتَ ( عَلَيهِ الباطِلَ ) , اِفتَرَى عَلَيهِ ( الكَذِبَ )
to trump up

http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&lang_name=En...

2- مايعني استبد برأيه أو انفرد برأيه هو كلمة "اِفتاَتَ" برأيه بدون همزة على الألف وتلك هي
tyrannize

http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&lang_name=En...


Doaa Alnajjar
Canada
Local time: 10:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muhammad Said
5 hrs
  -> Thank you so much for your support :)
agree  Mohamed Zidan
15 hrs
  -> Thank you so much :)
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