Nov 26, 2015 19:57
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Arabic term

لزوم ما لا يلزم

Arabic to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
لا بد من التوضيحات التالية، ولو كان فيها لزوم ما لا يلزم

Just from context, I am guessing it might mean "superfluous", but am not sure.
Change log

Nov 28, 2015 12:37: Randa Farhat changed "Language pair" from "English to Arabic" to "Arabic to English"

Discussion

Lotfi Abdolhaleem Nov 28, 2015:
Yes, but not restricted to, I think.
Taha Shoeb Nov 28, 2015:
Isn't this related to poetry?

Proposed translations

1 day 16 hrs
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however redundant


Yes, it means superfluous in this context
لا بد من التوضيحات التالية، ولو كان فيها لزوم ما لا يلزم
The following clarifications are/become/prove necessary, however redundant, ...
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being bound with.adhered to.committed to unnecessary.unneeded.unrequired thing

يلزم الإنسان نفسه بما لا حاجة للالتزام به
being bound with.adhered to.committed to
unnecessary.unneeded.unrequired thing
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even to follow strictly what is non obligatory/compulsory

even to follow strictly what is non obligatory/compulsory
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmed Sayed Farghly : Even if to strictly follow what is non obligatory/compulsory
8 hrs
thank you Ahmed
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32 mins

notwithstanding insignificant details therein,

it can be translated into any of the following:
1- notwithstanding possibly insignificant details therein,
2- Despite insignificant details there might be,

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-11-26 21:53:21 GMT)
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or simply put, you can translate it into
"(all of them) without exception"
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