Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
corbeille
Arabic translation:
سلة تحتوي على هدية الزواج
Added to glossary by
Nawal Shekar
Jun 24, 2008 08:37
15 yrs ago
English term
Bahrain
corbeille
Homework / test
English to Arabic
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
He ordered the corbeille from Paris, and contained himself with what patience he could until it arrived; then they were married.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 5 | سلة تحتوي على هدية الزواج |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 +2 | سلة |
Khemais Chaieb
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| 4 | صندوق / سلة |
abdurrahman
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Proposed translations
8 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
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Specializes in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
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442
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سلة تحتوي على هدية الزواج
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-06-24 08:48:53 GMT)
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this is not "dowry" مهر as in these cultures it is the woman who brings the dowry. It is just a marriage present.
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Note added at 52 mins (2008-06-24 09:30:35 GMT)
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It came to my mind that we Arabs used to have a tradition bearing similarity to this one and which could be exploited in this context and that is: صندوق العرس you could ask your grandmother about it!
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-06-24 08:48:53 GMT)
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this is not "dowry" مهر as in these cultures it is the woman who brings the dowry. It is just a marriage present.
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Note added at 52 mins (2008-06-24 09:30:35 GMT)
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It came to my mind that we Arabs used to have a tradition bearing similarity to this one and which could be exploited in this context and that is: صندوق العرس you could ask your grandmother about it!
Example sentence:
Among the objects ing the marriage present (corbeille de ) of the Empress, ne had placed a portfolio containing 250000 francs; hut she has desired that this ...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
2 mins
سلة
والله أعلم
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Noha Kamal, PhD.
3 mins
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Thank you Noha
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| agree |
Doaa El Seify
23 mins
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Thank you Doaa
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3 mins
abdurrahman
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
Works in field
United Arab Emirates
Certified Legal Translator
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
صندوق / سلة
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