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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Romanticise

Arabic translation:

يميل الناس لعشق بساطة الماضي

Added to glossary by LZA18
Feb 20, 2015 08:38
9 yrs ago
English term

Romanticise

English to Arabic Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering Engines,electrical
How can I translate this word?
To romanticise the simplicity of the past.
Proposed translations (Arabic)
4 يتغزل في البراءة التي اتسم بها الماضي
5 +3 يتغزل/يصور بطريقة رومانتيكية أو رومانسية
3 +3 يضفي ظلالا من الرومانسية
4 يسبغ رومانسية
Change log

Feb 20, 2015 08:58: LZA18 changed "Field (write-in)" from "Mum, held" to "Engines,electrical"

Discussion

LZA18 (asker) Feb 20, 2015:
I'm interested in your discussion. Many thanks for your effort.
Ibrahim Sabry Feb 20, 2015:
Many thanks for you too. I really admired your suggestions!

BR
Ibrahim
Nancy Eweiss Feb 20, 2015:
Thank you Ibrahim for the link, I actually came across it earlier, what you suggested is v. good, I agree with it.
Ibrahim Sabry Feb 20, 2015:
you understood it totally right, but if you have a look on the article itself, it's talking about the fact that using electronic parts in the modern engines is not so good after all, and using more mechanical parts (the past) is more reliable.

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140310-engines-born-to-run
Nancy Eweiss Feb 20, 2015:
Yes, Ibrahimsabry it is very good to say: يحتفون بـ
Ibrahim Sabry Feb 20, 2015:
الترجمة ممتاز ولكني لا أوافق على وضع كلمة الرومانسية في هذا السياق التقني، بل أرى استخدام كلمات مثل التمجيد أو عشق أو الاحتفاء ب
Nancy Eweiss Feb 20, 2015:
It seems from this context that it does not have any technical or scientific implication. The writer wants to say: ''people tend to think in a romantic way about car engines in the past, and they are right to'. This is how I understand it. In which case you may say:
لديهم نزعة رومانسية تجاه بساطة محركات السيارات في الماضي""....

This is my opinion, and I would like to hear the opinions of our colleagues a well.
LZA18 (asker) Feb 20, 2015:
Ok.
People tend to romanticise the simplicity of the past, and where car engines are concerned,they'd be right to
Nancy Eweiss Feb 20, 2015:
query about the context to the asker: OK LZA, if the context is scientific, then could you please provide us with some more context? 'romanticize', simply means 'to make romantic', especially in a phrase like: romanticize the past. Thank you LZA

Proposed translations

6 mins
Selected

يتغزل في البراءة التي اتسم بها الماضي

ترجمة أدبية وأعتقد أن هذا هو المقصود

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Note added at 56 mins (2015-02-20 09:35:14 GMT)
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بعد تصحيح السائل بأن السياق تقني بحت فأقترح وضع مزيد من السياق لاستبان المراد.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-02-20 11:51:04 GMT)
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يميل الناس لعشق بساطة الماضي، وفيما يتعلق بمحركات السيارات فهم محقّون تماما.
Note from asker:
How does this word mean " يتغزل. ر"؟ It's science and technical paragraph.
Ok. People tend to romanticise the simplicity of the past, and where car engines are concerned,they'd be right to
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks for you"
+3
7 mins

يضفي ظلالا من الرومانسية

you may say:

يضفي ظلالا/ شيئا من الرومانسية على بساطة الماضي

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Note added at 13 mins (2015-02-20 08:51:38 GMT)
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Or/
يضفي أجواءً رومانسية على...

depending on the context

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Note added at 16 mins (2015-02-20 08:54:42 GMT)
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The text provided implies: to make romantic:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/romanticize

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-20 09:59:35 GMT)
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IF one of the uses of romanticize is: to change, alter, modify
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/romanticize

then how about: /يقوم بتعديل/ تغيير/ تبديل/ تحويل
something like that. It all depends on the context, as this is not the primary use of 'romantic' anyway as all peers suggested

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-02-20 11:39:30 GMT)
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Please see my note above in discussion entries. It could be rendered as follows:

يوجد لدى الناس نزعة رومانسية تجاه بساطة....
Note from asker:
Asker: How does this word mean " يضفي ظلالا من الرومانسية"؟ It's science and technical paragraph.
Many thanks for you
Peer comment(s):
agree TargamaT team
13 mins
Many thanks :)
agree Chakib Roula : Very "romantic" translation.Absolutely yes.
28 mins
Waw...Many thanks Roula :)
agree Muhamad Elsadeq (X)
9 hrs
Many thanks :)
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20 mins

يسبغ رومانسية

يسبغ رومانسية على الماضي

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Note added at 49 mins (2015-02-20 09:28:06 GMT)
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Could you put more context please?

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-02-20 11:27:44 GMT)
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إذن تسبغ/تضفي رومانسية تمام!ـ

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-02-20 12:00:53 GMT)
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لماذا لا تكون

يحنون على بساطة الماضي؟
Note from asker:
Asker: How does this word mean " يسبغ رومانسية"؟ It's science and technical paragraph.
Ok. People tend to romanticise the simplicity of the past, and where car engines are concerned,they'd be right to
Many thanks for you
Something went wrong...
+3
3 mins

يتغزل/يصور بطريقة رومانتيكية أو رومانسية

يتغزل/يصور بطريقة رومانتيكية أو رومانسية

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Note added at 18 mins (2015-02-20 08:57:11 GMT)
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نعم، أعتقد أن الترجمة الأدبية لا تصلح في السياق التقني أو العلمي
أعتقد ان المقصود هنا أنه يبدع أو يبتدع
وهو من ضمن معنى
romanticism

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Note added at 3 hrs (2015-02-20 12:03:12 GMT)
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نعم، أعتقد أن المعنى الذي تبحثين عنه قريب من: يهيمون في بساطة الماضي أو شيء من هذا القبيل
Note from asker:
How does this word mean " يتغزل/يصور"؟ It's science and technical paragraph.
That's good! This is the best. I'm going to wait until tomorrow then I will choose one of you which his answer is the best. Thanks!
Many thanks for you
Peer comment(s):
agree Ibrahim Sabry
2 mins
Thanks Ibrahim, greatly appreciated
agree Abdullah Ramadan Badawi
3 hrs
Thanks Ramadan
agree Ali Al-Nuzaili : Agree
5 hrs
Thanks Ali
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