Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Asia-Pacific

Arabic translation:

اسيا و المحيط الهادي

Added to glossary by Ziad Marzouka
May 24, 2005 06:36
18 yrs ago
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Jun 4, 2005 18:13: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Geography"

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Discussion

Nesrin May 24, 2005:
Here's an example that proves my point: "The United States is an Asia-Pacific country, not only by geography, but also by our openness to free trade..." www.state.gov/p/eap/rls/rm/2005/42792.htm ->The US is definitely not an Asian country on the Pacific
Nesrin May 24, 2005:
Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. So strictly speaking, you can't say that Singapore is ���� ��� ������ ������ ��������. If your context allows, you should mention the organisation in your translation. Otherwise, you could go for Ziad's suggestion.
Nesrin May 24, 2005:
In my opinion, the phrase "Asia-Pacific Countries" here refers to Singapore's membership in the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), not to its geographical location. Singapore lies at the southern end of the Strait of Malacca, which links the....

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اسيا و المحيط الهادي

سنغافورة هي أحد دول اسيا و المحيط الهادي
Peer comment(s):

agree Yaser Suleiman : احدى دول المحيط الهادئ الآسيوية
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agree A Nabil Bouitieh : احدى دول المحيط الهادئ الآسيوية
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agree Dr. Wathib Jabouri
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agree Nesrin : Agree with your suggestion.For the reason explained in my note above, I don't agree with Yaser, Nabil and Randa.
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agree Mohammad Abdul-Gawwad
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agree Arabicstart
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agree Mohamed Gaafar
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agree Sam Shalalo : Agree with Yaser & Nabil
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agree Samar Higazi
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much"
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آسيوية باسيفيكية - من دول المحيط الهاديء الآسيوية

دولة آسيوية باسيفيكية
أو
من دول المحيط الهاديء الآسيوية

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Note added at 8 hrs 2 mins (2005-05-24 14:39:26 GMT)
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just a comment on above answer and agrees
عبارة دول آسيا والمحيط الهاديء ليست مماثلة لعبارة دول المحيط الهاديء الآسيوية
الأولى تشمل آسيا وأستراليا وغربي الأمريكتين، والثانية تحدد الدول الآسيوية المطلّة على المحيط الهاديء
Peer comment(s):

neutral Nesrin : Please see my comment in the "Ask the asker" field and see if you agree.
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آسـيا-المحيط الهادئ

Nesrin's comment is a bold suggestion that should have been posted as an answer. It may very well prove true.

For my money, whenever a text has some ambiguity and client consultation is not an option, I go for a literal rendition, hyphen and all. The question of whether the phrase refers to an organization or not is effectively shelved.
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الآسيوباسيفيكيّة

وهنا بعض المصطلحات المماثلة
البطولة الأفروآسيويّة تجمع بين بطلي أفريقيا وآسيا
الجبال الأوراسيّة تقع في قارتيّ أوروبا وآسيا
الأنجلوسكسونيّة هي كل ما ارتبط بالشعبين الأنجلي والسكسوني الذين هيمنا على إنجلترا حتّى عام 1660
التحالف الأنجلوأمريكي بين الإنجليز والأمريكان, وقس على هذا
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