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sheikdom

French translation: sheikhat / cheikhat

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English term or phrase:sheikdom
French translation:sheikhat / cheikhat
Entered by: Sylvia Rochonnat

07:44 Oct 3, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: sheikdom
"She's the assistant consul in this area for the sheikdom of Bezel."
"Well, his father hopes he'll learn and come home and take charge of the sheikdom's police."
Sylvia Rochonnat
France
Local time: 23:59
sheikhat
Explanation:
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Martine COTTARD
Portugal
Local time: 22:59
Grading comment
merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3le royaume du cheikh
CMJ_Trans (X)
4 +2sheikhat
Martine COTTARD
4territoire sous l'autorité d'un cheik
Melzie
3 +1Emirat
Palmistes


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
le royaume du cheikh


Explanation:
Le premier ministre du Royaume de Bahrain, Cheikh Khalifa ben Salman Al Khalifa, se rendra au Soudan après la fête du Ramadan pour présider la délégation de ...
www.sudantv.net/franc/modules.php?name=News&file=article&si... - 19k -


CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 23:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stéphanie Soudais: j'aurais dit pareil
7 mins
neutral  zkt: Le cas du Bahrain est très spécifique. Ce n'est un royaume que depuis les années 90
1 hr
agree  eric DAHAN: me convient bien, le cheikh étant un "roi"
11 hrs
agree  Mohamed Mehenoun
1 day 17 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
territoire sous l'autorité d'un cheik


Explanation:
R+C

sheik(h)dom ['SeIkd«m] noun
tribu f or territoire m sous l'autorité d'un cheik

Melzie
Local time: 23:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sheikhat


Explanation:
**

Martine COTTARD
Portugal
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Berton (X)
49 mins
  -> merci Alain
agree  Dan Barbulescu
3 hrs
  -> obrigada Dan
neutral  Mohamed Mehenoun: est ce que ça existe ...en plus en arabe l'équivalent c'est tribu...dans ce genre de situation cheikh veut plus dire "sage""érudit"...En bref quelqu'un qu'on respecte ...Je pense qu'il s'agit plus de royaume ou de tribu...
1 day 17 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Emirat


Explanation:
Le mot 'sheikdom' en fait n'existe pas en anglais. Dans ce cas précis, je pencherais plus pour ‘émirat’ qui correspond au royaume du moyen-orient.

Palmistes
Local time: 01:59
Native speaker of: Native in Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other)Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marguerite Hélène BOISSON: En effet.Je mettrais donc ds la phrase 1 "émirat", et ds la phrase 2 "la police du cheikh"...
1 day 12 hrs
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