Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

رجل في حاله

English translation:

A man who keeps to himself

Added to glossary by Michał Kuć
Jun 7, 2013 09:50
11 yrs ago
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Arabic term

رجل في حاله

Arabic to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Hello! I'm not sure about this one. It's a part of a character's description in a Sudanese book. Would it be like: "a man who keeps himself to himself", as I found in one translation?

The full sentence is:

رجل في حاله, لا يعلمون عنه الكثير

Cheers!
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Jun 7, 2013 10:28: Anis Farhat changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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PRO (3): Mohamed Magdy, Lamis Maalouf, Anis Farhat

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Proposed translations

+3
7 mins
Selected

A man who keeps to himself

You are on the right track.

"He keeps to himself" sounds like a good rendition.
Peer comment(s):

agree Samaa Zeitoun
2 hrs
thank you Samaa
agree Arabic & More
5 hrs
thank you Amel
agree Firas Allouzi
1 day 50 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you very much :)"
+1
5 mins

private person

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Peer comment(s):

agree Lamis Maalouf : I like this choice, very smooth
6 mins
thanks Lamis ;-)
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5 mins

isolated/ keeping to himself/ solitary

The answer you are asking about is correct
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23 mins

not combanionable man

a dissociable man
not gregarious man
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+1
53 mins

a reclusive person/a recluse/not an outgoing person

He is not an outgoing person.

He is reserved/reticent.

Sentence: He is a reclusive person whom they know little about.
Peer comment(s):

agree sabbar : a recluse
2 hrs
Thank you
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+2
3 hrs

a man who minds his own business

Good-luck
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmed Jameel
5 hrs
Thank you, Ahmed :-)
agree Firas Allouzi
21 hrs
Thank you, Firas:-)
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3 hrs

a hermit

anishappy also said 'a recluse' with which I agreed.
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6 hrs

:

Your answer :"a man who keeps himself to himself" is right, there are no other translations.
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6 hrs

a secluded man from others

or

a man who cares only by his own business
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