Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
معتد بنفسه
English translation:
self-respecting
Added to glossary by
hamuksha (X)
Oct 9, 2003 09:43
20 yrs ago
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Arabic term
hamuksha (X)
معتد بنفسه
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
ونيس الشاب ابن القبيلة المعتد بنفسه يفجع بأن إرثه كنوز المقابر التى ينهبها قومه منذ زمن بعيد، حيث تحتفظ قبيلة الأقصر بسر المومياوات و تأكل من بيعها.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | self-respecting |
Fuad Yahya
|
| 4 +3 | self-important |
Aisha Maniar
|
| 3 +4 | self-confident |
jenan
|
| 5 +2 | proud |
Gharbeia (X)
|
| 4 | notorious |
monzer
|
| 3 | who counts only on himself |
Abdellatif Bouhid
|
Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Selected
self-respecting
or proud.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
7 mins
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
592
self-important
proud/ full of himself
+4
23 mins
self-confident
or you can say
self-assertive
just other suggestions
self-assertive
just other suggestions
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Amer al-Azem
2 mins
|
| agree |
Mumtaz
: الإعتداد: الثقة المفرطة بالنفس
2 hrs
|
| agree |
globalvil
3 hrs
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| agree |
AhmedAMS
7 days
|
+2
1 hr
Arabic term (edited):
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proud
Simply proud
4 hrs
Abdellatif Bouhid
Native in Arabic
Respect for the Words
Native in: Arabic 
, French
Works in: English to French, Arabic to French, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
44
Arabic term (edited):
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who counts only on himself
in opposition to the one (a very known historic figure) who counts only on 'Allah'
21 hrs
notorious
if he is confident in a bad manner
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