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Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News, Ch. 3
Misc vocab from Media Arabic coursebook by Elgibali and Korica, chapter 3
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Language - Arabic
Undergraduate 4
11/08/2012

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Term
candidate (in an election)
Definition
مُرَشَّح \ -ون
Term
 voter
Definition
ناخب \ -ون
Term
campaign
Definition
حَملة \ حَمَلات
Term
voting box
Definition
صندوق الاقترع
Term
 participation
Definition
 إقبال
Term
to vote
Definition
صوّت
Term
to lose (a match, an election)
Definition
خَسِرَ \ يَخسَر \ الخُسر
Term
versus, opposing
Definition
مُقابِل
Term
 to cast a vote
Definition
أدلى بصوته
Term
competitor
Definition
مُنافِس \ -ون
Term
rival, opponent
Definition
خَصم \ خُصوم
Term

counting votes

 

(from the verb: to examine, screen, sort, sift)

Definition
 فَرز الأصوات
Term
voting centers
Definition
مراكز الاقتراع
Term
statistics
Definition
إحصائيات
Term

absolute (crushing, overwhelming) majority

 

 

Definition
أغلبية ساحقة
Term
to show
Definition
أظهر
Term
to close, shut (a door)
Definition
أغلق
Term
low (altitude, price, participation, etc)
Definition
مُنخفِض
Term
he is entitled to, he has a right to
Definition
يحُقّ له
Term
to sweep away
Definition
 اكتسح
Term
indicator, indication
Definition
مُْؤَشِّر \ ات
Term
oath
Definition
يَمين \ أيمُن
Term
to expect, anticipate
Definition
توقّع
Term
 first place (sport, election, etc
Definition
المَرتَبة الاولى
Term

size, bulk, volume

 

the size of the difference

Definition

حَجم \ حُجوم

 

حجم الفارق

Term

to reflect

 

The examples from the results reflected the size of the difference between the candidate from the ruling party and his rivals

Definition

عَكَسَ \ يَعكِس \ العَكش

 

عكست النماذج من النتائج حجم الفارق بين مرشح الحزب الحاكم ومنافسيه

Term

but 

however

even though

Definition

لكن

غير أن

بالرغم من

إلا أنّ

Term
because, since
Definition

 إذ

بسبب

Term
therefore
Definition
بالتالي
Term

whereas

(to provide contrasting info)

Definition
في حين
Term

because

(word that indicates there is evidence or elaboration coming, often appears at the beginning of a sentence)

Definition
فقد
Term

 therefore

(phrase introduces a conclusion or solution)

Definition
لذلك فإنه على
Term
The media annouced yesterday that the Republican Party candidate (the ruling party) attained 51 percent of the votes in the popular election compared to 48 percent for his Democratic opponent in the election for president that took place on the second of last month.  The committe that studies American voters - it's a free committee that is part of the University of Washington - that approximately 120 million Americans cast their votes in the election and they represent 60% of voters.
Definition
أفادت آخر الأنباء بأن مرشح الحزب الجمهوري الحاكم حصل على ٥١ في المئة من أصوات الناخبين في القتراع الشعبي مقابل ٤٨ في المئة لخصمه الديموقراطي في الاقتراع الرئاسي الذي أجرى في الثاني من الشهر الجاري.  وأفادت لجنة دراسة الناخبين الأمريكيين - وهي مجموعة مستقلة تابعة لجامعة واشنطن - أن نحو ١٢٠ مليون أمريكي أدلوا بأصواتهم في الانتخابات ويشكلون ستين في المئة من الناخبين. 
Term
struggle, conflict
Definition
صِراع \ -ات
Term
incident
Definition
حادث \ حوادث
Term

to explode

 

to go off

Definition

فجّر 

 

انفجر

Term
victim
Definition
ضحية \ ضحايا
Term
killing
Definition
مقتل \ مصرع
Term
to destroy
Definition
دمّر
Term

wounded

 

wounding

Definition

جريح \ جرحى

 

إصابة

Term
  to inflict damage
Definition
ألحق أضرارا ب
Term
to happen
Definition
وَقَعَ \ يَقَع \ الوُقوع
Term

material

 

material damage

Definition

مادّي

 

أضرار مادي

Term
suicide
Definition
انتحار
Term
  operation
Definition
عملية
Term
attack
Definition
هجوم
Term
to target
Definition
استهدف
Term
serious
Definition
خطر
Term
martyrdom
Definition
استشهاد
Term
to lead to
Definition
أدّى إلى
Term
makeshift explosive
Definition
عبوة ناسفة
Term
corpse
Definition
جثة \ جثث
Term
to carry out
Definition
نفّذ
Term
terrible, dreadful, frightening
Definition
مُرَوِّع
Term
to die
Definition
لقي مصرعه
Term
to be affected by
Definition
تأثر ب
Term
assault
Definition
اعتداء
Term
procession; convoy
Definition
مَوكِب \ مواكب
Term
he got killed
Definition
لقي حَتفه
Term
battle
Definition
معركة \ معارك
Term
 insurgent
Definition
مُتمَرًّد \ -ون
Term
random shelling
Definition
قصف عشوائي
Term
cease-fire
Definition
وقف إلطلاق النار
Term
peacekeeping force
Definition
قوة حفظ السلام
Term

loss, damage

pl: casualties, losses

Definition
خَسارة \ خَسائر
Term
delegate, functionary, representative
Definition
مَندوب
Term
to demand / to propose / to deliver off hand in a speech
Definition
اقترح
Term
followers
Definition
أنصار
Term
clash
Definition
مواجهة \ -ات
Term
militant
Definition
مسلّح
Term
to arrest, apprehend, detain, seize
Definition
اعتقل
Term
to leave behind
Definition
خلّف
Term
 clash
Definition

استباك \ -ات

صِدام \ -ات

Term
security apparatus
Definition
أجهزة أمنية
Term
to break out
Definition
اندلع
Term
control
Definition
سيطرة
Term
kidnapping
Definition
خَطف
Term
to go wrong, fail, be abortive
Definition
أخفق
Term
 to take pains
Definition
بذل جهده
Term

rise, starting point, onset

 

at the beginning of the sixties

Definition

مطلع

 

في مطالع الستينات

Term
militants
Definition
عناصر مسلحة
Term
fierce clashes
Definition
مواجهات ضارية
Term
activist
Definition
ناشط \ نشطاء
Term
to become tense
Definition
توتر
Term
to fight
Definition
حارب
Term
to escalate
Definition
تصاعد
Term

belonging

 

120 militants who it is believed are a part of the organization AlQaida

Definition

انتماء

 

 ١٢٠ من العناصر المسلحة التي يعتقد بانتمائها لتنظيم القاعدة

Term
end, close, conclusion, termination
Definition
خِتام
Term
bloodshed
Definition
إراقة دماء
Term
stronghold
Definition
معقل \ معاقل
Term
resistance
Definition
مقاومة
Term
massacre 
Definition
مَذبَحة \ مَذابِح
Term
air raid
Definition
غارة \ -ات
Term
to make a raid, invasion; to launch or make an attack
Definition
شَنَّ \ يَشُنّ \ الشَنّ
Term
to be divided, have conflicting opinions
Definition
تضارب
Term
  to maintain, allege, claim
Definition
زَعَمَ \ يَزعُم \ الزَعم
Term
 she claimed
Definition
ادعت
Term
words that signal the effect (e.g., led to)
Definition

نتيجة ل

إثر

جراء

ألحق أضرارا ب

أسفر عن

مما أدى إلى

Term

the sources report 

(lots of ways to say this)

Definition

أفادت 

ذكرت

أشارت المصادر

Term

other sentences related to sources:

according to what is announced

sources believe it is more likely that

witnesses confirm

occupation forces claimed

a military source alleged

Definition

حسب ما أعلن

ورجحت المصادر

وأكد شهود عيان

زعمت قوات الاحتلال

ادعى مصدر عسكري

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