Jun 29, 2023 14:38
11 mos ago
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Arabic term
وقفت منضبطا
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Hi everyone,
Does this just mean, 'I stood up straight/with my back straight?'
The scene is a man standing in line in the military for the first time.
وقفتُ في آخر صف العساكر، وقفتُ منضبطا ....
Thanks!
Does this just mean, 'I stood up straight/with my back straight?'
The scene is a man standing in line in the military for the first time.
وقفتُ في آخر صف العساكر، وقفتُ منضبطا ....
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +1 | Stood at attention | Mowafak Mohamed |
4 | Stood up upright/straight | Youssef Chabat |
Proposed translations
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Stood at attention
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Note added at 28 mins (2023-06-29 15:06:53 GMT)
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The position of at attention, or standing at attention, is a military posture which involves the following general postures: Standing upright with an assertive and correct posture: famously "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in
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Note added at 29 mins (2023-06-29 15:07:21 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
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Note added at 28 mins (2023-06-29 15:06:53 GMT)
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The position of at attention, or standing at attention, is a military posture which involves the following general postures: Standing upright with an assertive and correct posture: famously "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in
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Note added at 29 mins (2023-06-29 15:07:21 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
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Comment: "Thanks!"
1 hr
Stood up upright/straight
The posture of the soldier in the line
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