Mar 1, 2017 16:18
7 yrs ago
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Arabic term
السلع الانتقائية
Arabic to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
لجنة معنية بتصدير السلع الانتقائية الخاضعة لأحكام هذا التنظيم
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | select goods |
Susan McMillan
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| 5 | choice goods, as in top quality goods |
Dan Mackey (X)
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| 5 | selective goods/commodities |
Awad Balaish
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| 5 | excise goods |
Brittany Jones
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Proposed translations
+2
25 mins
Susan McMillan
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Legal, Financial, Govt and NGO
Native in: English 
Works in: Arabic to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
select goods
I believe selective describes the process for choosing these goods, whereas select is a better word to describe the goods chosen. It connotes goods of special value, chosen carefully for their inherent characteristics.
See the Merriam-Webster entry for more.
See the Merriam-Webster entry for more.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
21 mins
choice goods, as in top quality goods
Found on page 1168 of Hans Wehr Fourth Edition.
I used the hard copy but you might find it in the searchable .pdf online linked below.
I used the hard copy but you might find it in the searchable .pdf online linked below.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Dan - by the way you can find Hans Wehr in another version here - the search function seems to work better. http://ejtaal.net/aa/#hw4=1182,ll=2942,ls=59,la=4532,sg=1163,ha=808,pr=159,vi=375,mgf=822,mr=752,mn=1459,aan=681,kz=2737,ulq=1714,uqa=432,uqw=1705,umr=1104,ums=934,umj=872,uqq=406,bdw=901,amr=652,asb=1021,auh=1654,dhq=577,mht=919,msb=245,tla=95,amj=856,ens=726,mis=2241,br=986 |
43 mins
Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Translation is an informative profission
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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20
selective goods/commodities
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13 hrs
excise goods
If you are using the term "excise tax" then I'd suggest excise goods.
But if you are using the term "selective tax" then I'd suggest selective goods.
But if you are using the term "selective tax" then I'd suggest selective goods.
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