Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

كلام مغلوط

English translation:

fallacy

Added to glossary by Ali Al awadi
Jun 5, 2007 04:28
16 yrs ago
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Arabic term

كلام مغلوط

Arabic to English Other Journalism General
في الحديث عن فشل مدراء المدارس كلام مغلوط
Change log

Jun 10, 2007 14:02: Ali Al awadi Created KOG entry

Jun 14, 2007 04:37: Lamis Maalouf changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"

Discussion

Yasser El Helw Jun 5, 2007:
The assumption that headmasters failed is based on inaccurate information.
"Maghlout" is not downright "ghalat" (false), its just "inaccurate".

Proposed translations

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Arabic term (edited): ùƒù„ø§ù… ù…øºù„ùˆø·
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is a fallacy!

or
or "is a fallacious talk" but this one is too literal. I'd prefer
"is a fallacy!"
Peer comment(s):

agree Nesrin : "fallacious" may work, if you say "Much of what is said about... is fallacious"
38 mins
Thanks Nesrin for your input. It can be "It is fallacious to ....." too and/or "it is a fallacy to ...." so as to avoid0 the toughness of "fallacy" falling at the end of the sentence in " ......... is a fallacy!"
agree Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
1 hr
شكراً جزيلاً يا دكتور حمزة
agree Mohamed Gaafar
11 hrs
Thanks a lot Mohamed
agree Hani Hassaan
18 hrs
Thanks a lot Hani
agree Lamis Maalouf : Nice one!
1 day 5 hrs
I am flattered! Thanks Madam
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Arabic term (edited): ùƒù„ø§ù… ù…øºù„ùˆø·

erroneous talking

erroneous talking
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4 hrs

faulty talk/misleading wording

description of talk which is not wright or meant to mislead
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+1
7 hrs
Arabic term (edited): ùƒù„ø§ù… ù…øºù„ùˆø·

(filled with) inaccurate information/accusations/assumptions

"Inaccurate" is commonly used in this context. We Arabs tend to commit ourselves with strong words but Europeans are, generally more cautious!


Examples:

COURTTV.COM - TRIALS - Bryant judge apologizes for release of ...An attorney for the woman, John Clune, called Mackey's arguments "nothing more than tabloid accusations, which are filled with inaccurate information. ...
www.courttv.com/trials/bryant/073004_sorry_ap.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

NMU (10/20/97): Prosecutors drop criminal libel charges against ...Both men denied the accusations. In late April, the governors filed defamation complaints ... saying that the story was filled with inaccurate information. ...
www.rcfp.org/news/1997/1020d.html - 3k - Cached - Similar pages

People v. Kobe Bryant - Trial information, timelines and news updates... "It's nothing more than tabloid accusations, which are filled with inaccurate information." However, court documents speak for themselves. ...
www.re-quest.net/g2g/news/kobe-bryant/ - 37k - Cached - Similar pages

Talk of the Town: Cultural Council seeking input? heres mine...A blog that could be (I haven't seen it) filled with inaccurate information. ..... would wish you would check your facts before making false accusations. ...
forums.staugustine.com/cgi-bin/bb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=207018 - 83k - Cached - Similar pages

Kerry - Bad Conduct Discharge, 1970, Maybe, 1971?... the accusations of mendacity rather than the certain damage of honesty. ..... Total nonsense based on nothing and filled with inaccurate information. ...
www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210080/posts - 73k - Cached - Similar pages

[PDF] D isplay S tandardFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... the topic are “not objective” and are “filled with inaccurate information”. ...... concerns in the electronics industry, not least accusations of trade ...
www.hdmi.biz/pdf/VVDS-17February2007.pdf - Similar pages

Arab American Media Services -- News Wire: January 2007... Hamas and Fatah leaders hurl accusations that the reports of Arab news .... shows are often filled with inaccurate information about Arabs and Muslims, ...
aams.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html - 241k - Cached - Similar pages

Legislative Assembly Hansard,Mr DEBUS: Yours is filled with inaccurate information. ...... to the impact upon himself and his family to scandalous accusations simply for asking whether ...
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hanstrans.nsf/V3ByK... - 335k - Cached - Similar pages

ICANN | Montreal Whois Workshop Real-Time Captioning | 25 June 2003It's filled with inaccurate information, consumers can't find the real ...... of blood are being overridden merely on convenience and on mere accusation. ...
www.icann.org/montreal/captioning-whois-25jun03.htm - 195k - Cached - Similar pages

Kirksville Daily Express editor refutes accusations made by Gant ...Kirksville Daily Express editor refutes accusations made by Gant, ... this column, filled with inaccurate information and assumptions, sullies the Index's ...
www.trumanindex.com/.../Kirksville.Daily.Express.Editor.Ref... - 36k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):

agree Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
8 hrs
Thanks a lot Heba
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+1
8 hrs
Arabic term (edited): ùƒù„ø§ù… ù…øºù„ùˆø·

Wrong

is "wrong" or "incorrect" too simple? "كلام" often drops out in translation.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmad Batiran
2 hrs
agree Yasser El Helw : All things simple are great!
8 hrs
Thanks, Yasser!
disagree Magdi AbdelWahed Fawzi Darwish Enaba : Sophism. it is the term that can solve this problem as far as i know. Thanks.
4 days
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1 day 7 hrs

faulty statements

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