The angles cut into the stone

22:04 Mar 21, 2021
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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Science - Mining & Minerals / Gems
English term or phrase: The angles cut into the stone
The angles cut into the stone and the finish of the diamond affects its ability to reflect light and different grades of cut – ‘ideal, premium, very good, good and fair/poor’ - determine how much light the diamond will reflect.
Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Local time: 20:46


Summary of answers provided
5 +1زوايا القطع في الحجر
Sarah Hamed


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the angles cut into the stone
زوايا القطع في الحجر


Explanation:
يقصد به شمل الزوايا وطريقة قطعها

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Note added at 50 mins (2021-03-21 22:55:09 GMT)
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No Lamine, cut here not verb. From my background, when we buy a ring with a diamond, its value becomes less if it has more cuts.

Sarah Hamed
Egypt
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Sarah, I think "cut into" here is a verb, and the verb "affects" refers only to "the finish of the diamond.

Asker: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/cut-in


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agree  Milena Atanasova
12 hrs
  -> Thank you Milena
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