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سكارا

English translation: Alcoholic/Alcohol addict

11:07 Feb 4, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Contemporary novel
Arabic term or phrase: سكارا
في نظر أبي والمجتمع أن الرجل لا يعيبه شيء سوى قلة المال، وألا يكون سكارا أو خمارا.


Does this mean 'and he was never drunk'?
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:16
English translation:Alcoholic/Alcohol addict
Explanation:
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ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 11:16
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3vintner/ wine-merchant
Nesrine Echroudi
4 +2a drunkard
Saeed Najmi
4 +2Alcoholic/Alcohol addict
ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Summary of reference entries provided
Please, check this Reference.
Morano El-Kholy

  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a drunkard


Explanation:
خمارا alcoholic

Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 146

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sameh Elnokaly
0 min
  -> Thaks Sameh
agree  Milena Atanasova
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Thanks Milena
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Alcoholic/Alcohol addict


Explanation:
.

ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda Al-Bairmani: I would have used the same
10 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Milena Atanasova
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Thank you
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
vintner/ wine-merchant


Explanation:
السَّكَّارُ : بائع السَّكَرِ، من الخمْرِ والنبيذِ وما أشبَههُم
الخَمّارُ : بائع الخمر، صانع الخَمْر

سكّارا وليس سكّيرا

It could be even "the barman" since the meaning here is the person who sells the wine whether he owns the tavern or the wine warehouse or the tavern employee.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-02-04 16:58:44 GMT)
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Barman is also a possibility

Nesrine Echroudi
Tunisia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Dardeer: Thank you.. You saved my time.. I found it too long to type such an answer via my mobile phone.. I saw the question some hours ago but I haven't had access to computer.. At the end of the day it is all about the bigger cotext
7 hrs
  -> You are most welcome!
agree  Morano El-Kholy: https://www.maajim.com/dictionary/سكرانة مرادفات/3/المعجم ال...
1 day 21 hrs
agree  Milena Atanasova: Logically, it should mean both, shouldn't it? Would be very intrestingif the native speakes could vote to see which meaning wins.
1 day 23 hrs
  -> In fact the meaning changes just by using ي or ا or even ّ . Here's the difference between all the words made of the letters س، ك، ر. https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/سكار/
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Reference comments


2 days 3 hrs
Reference: Please, check this Reference.

Reference information:
https://www.maajim.com/dictionary/سكرانة مرادفات/3/المعجم ال...

I am very sorry for deleting my "agree" comment from the answers of my dear colleagues.

Have a great day.

Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
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