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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

by the book

Arabic translation:

طبقا للاصول

Added to glossary by Mohamed Salaheldin
Nov 23, 2008 21:18
15 yrs ago
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English term

by the book

English to Arabic Medical Psychology
doing everything exactly by the book
Proposed translations (Arabic)
4 +4 طبقا للاصول
4 +1 كما ينبغى
5 كما يقول الكتاب
5 بنص الكتاب
4 طبقا للقواعد المنصوصة عليها
Change log

Nov 30, 2008 09:42: Mohamed Salaheldin changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/569505">Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh's</a> old entry - "by the book"" to ""طبقا للاصول""

Discussion

Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh (asker) Nov 30, 2008:
Yes You are right. Thanks!
Ghada Samir Nov 30, 2008:
In a case like this! In such a case where by the book has a meaning, understood by the source L. reader, when we translate, is it better to use the same metaphor or similie or translate it showing what it is intended to mean; like here: "by the book=طبقاً للأصول ". Appreciate your view point about this matter. Thank you all!
Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh (asker) Nov 24, 2008:
She certainly appears to be following all the rules and doing everything exactly by the book.
Dr.Dina Nov 24, 2008:
I think providing more context is indispensable here, regarding that your text has to do with phsycology. The term could, therefore, be used with positive and negative connotations depending on the intention of the author.

Proposed translations

+4
3 mins
Selected

طبقا للاصول

القواعد المتعارف عليها في المجال
Peer comment(s):
agree sktrans
0 min
Thanx
agree Alaa Zeineldine
1 hr
Thank you Alaa
agree Mohsin Alabdali
8 hrs
Thank you Mohsin
agree Yasser El Helw
12 hrs
Thank you Yasser
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks"
+1
7 hrs

كما ينبغى

If you do something by the book, you do it exactly as you are supposed to.
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/by the book.htm...
Peer comment(s):
agree Amira Sayed : وتعرّف أيضاً كما يجب
4 hrs
شكراً أميرة
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7 hrs

طبقا للقواعد المنصوصة عليها

explicitly following the written rules or guidelines
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11 hrs

كما يقول الكتاب

It is usually said like that!

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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-11-24 08:52:46 GMT)
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I think that sometimes, it is better when we provide a translation, with a similar way of metaphor or similie used in the ST , rather than flattening the meaning or giving directly what it was intended to say!.


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13 hrs

بنص الكتاب

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