Nov 6, 2022 06:33
1 yr ago
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Arabic term
قمة الجسر
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
This is from a Sudanese text. I know قمة to mean the highest point of something. Does this mean right in the middle of the bridge.
يتوقف الحوار هنا بطريقة توقف عربة أصابها عطب مفاجئ على قمّة جسر مزدحم السير.
Thanks!
This is from a Sudanese text. I know قمة to mean the highest point of something. Does this mean right in the middle of the bridge.
يتوقف الحوار هنا بطريقة توقف عربة أصابها عطب مفاجئ على قمّة جسر مزدحم السير.
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | crest of the bridge | Arabic & More |
5 | on the top middle of a bridge. | Lotfi Abdolhaleem |
4 | on a bridge | Lamine Boukabour |
4 | In the centre of the bridge | Yassine El Bouknify |
Proposed translations
4 hrs
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crest of the bridge
There are many articles and websites referring to the highest point of a curved bridge as the "crest" of the bridge.
One example, which clearly describes an ascent before the rider reaches the crest and then descends:
https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/bike-across-the-r...
From the walkway leading up to the Mount Pleasant side of the span, the bridge doesn't seem all that steep. Wrong! I had barely entered the 12-foot wide pedestrian and bicycle lane before I was rapidly downshifting. But you pay a price for pedaling the gears of least resistance. The uphill trek seemed to take forever.
When you've had just about enough of the ascent, you're finally there-the crest of the bridge. The view from the top gives you a great excuse to stop and catch your breath.
If you linger long enough, you're bound to catch a freighter or container ship passing underneath the bridge, giving you a bird's eye view of its topside.
But it's the rollercoaster ride down the bridge that gets my heart racing. I can't tell you the top speed you'd hit if you didn't use your brakes because I've never managed to do it. At about 25 miles an hour, I sprout chicken feathers.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2022-11-06 11:20:52 GMT)
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I also see the word "apex" being used in several books and articles. This is another good option.
One example, which clearly describes an ascent before the rider reaches the crest and then descends:
https://discoversouthcarolina.com/articles/bike-across-the-r...
From the walkway leading up to the Mount Pleasant side of the span, the bridge doesn't seem all that steep. Wrong! I had barely entered the 12-foot wide pedestrian and bicycle lane before I was rapidly downshifting. But you pay a price for pedaling the gears of least resistance. The uphill trek seemed to take forever.
When you've had just about enough of the ascent, you're finally there-the crest of the bridge. The view from the top gives you a great excuse to stop and catch your breath.
If you linger long enough, you're bound to catch a freighter or container ship passing underneath the bridge, giving you a bird's eye view of its topside.
But it's the rollercoaster ride down the bridge that gets my heart racing. I can't tell you the top speed you'd hit if you didn't use your brakes because I've never managed to do it. At about 25 miles an hour, I sprout chicken feathers.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2022-11-06 11:20:52 GMT)
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I also see the word "apex" being used in several books and articles. This is another good option.
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on a bridge
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Note added at 15 mins (2022-11-06 06:48:47 GMT)
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I think the intended meaning here is "on". I think the intended meaning here is "on". There is no summit for a bridge in most cases.
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Note added at 15 mins (2022-11-06 06:48:47 GMT)
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I think the intended meaning here is "on". I think the intended meaning here is "on". There is no summit for a bridge in most cases.
19 mins
In the centre of the bridge
In the centre of the busiest bridge
قمة means the most notorious place, and it's commonly known to be in the centre of middle
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Note added at 19 mins (2022-11-06 06:53:08 GMT)
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Sorry. Oops
Or** not of
قمة means the most notorious place, and it's commonly known to be in the centre of middle
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Note added at 19 mins (2022-11-06 06:53:08 GMT)
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Sorry. Oops
Or** not of
42 mins
on the top middle of a bridge.
The first two bridges built in Khartoum crossing over the railway used to have curving shape (ascending then descending) such as this modern one here: https://kushnews.net/2017/12/10946.
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