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لا عمل له

English translation: Jobless

13:32 Feb 4, 2014
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
Arabic term or phrase: لا عمل له
No context
Gianluca Cocorullo
Italy
Local time: 01:42
English translation:Jobless
Explanation:
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A.K Janjelo
Lebanon
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3Jobless
A.K Janjelo
4 +3unemployed
Fida Malki (X)
5 +1idle.Out of work.workless
Lotfi Abdolhaleem
5Unemployed/Jobless/of no purpose
Omar Eweidat
4of no effect / purpose
Fahim Hoosen


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
unemployed


Explanation:
Best guess without context

Fida Malki (X)
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  A.K Janjelo: أوافق
22 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Awad Balaish
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Anis Farhat: Yes, jobless/unemployed/out of work
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Jobless


Explanation:
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A.K Janjelo
Lebanon
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ahmad Hegazy
2 hrs
  -> شكراً
agree  Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
7 hrs
  -> شكراً
agree  Anis Farhat: Yes, jobless/unemployed/out of work
1 day 18 hrs
  -> شكراً
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
idle.Out of work.workless


Explanation:
These also are applicable according to the context.

Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 02:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Awad Balaish: out of work
23 mins
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9 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
of no effect / purpose


Explanation:
depends on context

Fahim Hoosen
South Africa
Local time: 01:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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16 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Unemployed/Jobless/of no purpose


Explanation:
The meaning depends on the context itself. For example, هذا الهاتف لا عمل له then we say, this phone is of no purpose. While if we say, هذا الشخص لا عمل له then we say, this person is jobless.

Example sentence(s):
  • أحمد لا عمل له - Ahmad is unemployed/jobless
Omar Eweidat
Jordan
Local time: 02:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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