Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

in extremis

Arabic translation:

في حالات الضرورة أو العسر أو الاضطرار أو الشدة، إذا اشتد الأمر، على أسوأ الفروض أو الاحتمالات

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
May 9, 2003 13:23
21 yrs ago
English term

in extremis

English to Arabic Social Sciences
Indeed, it seems very likely that, in extremis, very country would take that position.
Change log

Dec 19, 2005 01:39: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"

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في حالات الضرورة، في حالات العسر، في حالات الاضطرار، في حالات الشدة

The expression "in extremis" is Latin for "in extreme [situations]," meaning "when pushed to the wall."
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agree Saleh Ayyub
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agree Agimus
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agree Sanaa Omrany
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agree AhmedAMS
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علي أسوأ الفروض

علي أسوأ الاحتمالات
فى أسوأ الظروف
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agree AhmedAMS
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في وضع حرج

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إذا اشتد الأمر

It seems that the suggestions based on شدة apply better here than ضرورة. Compare "extreme" with "necessary".

Regards,

Alaa Zeineldine

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Note added at 2003-05-14 04:09:04 (GMT)
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I think that the phrase should say \"every country\" not \"very country\".
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