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English translation: Searching for the Enlightenment points in our life

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Arabic term or phrase:البحث عن نقاط الضوء في حياتنا
English translation:Searching for the Enlightenment points in our life
Entered by: Liliane Hatem

07:52 May 28, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / التربية والتعليم
Arabic term or phrase: البحث عن نقاط الضوء في حياتنا
البحث عن نقاط الضوء في حياتنا، سواءً في أبنائنا أو طلابنا وطالبتنا، أو من يعملون معنا، سوف يقودنا إلى الانطلاق في فضاء التميز والإبداع. لا يكفي التوقف عند ذلك، وإنما من الضروري تعزيز نقاط الضوء تلك، وتوفير الطاقة التي تضمن استمرارها في الإشعاع، حتى تنتشر وتصبح هي السائدة.
Abdullah Hassan
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 07:40
Searching for the Enlightenment points in our life
Explanation:
en·light·en (n-ltn)
tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens
1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day" (Thomas Jefferson).
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enlighten
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 07:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4searching for the spots of light in our life
Samaa Zeitoun
5Searching for the Enlightenment points in our life
Liliane Hatem
5Searching for the points of enlightenment in our life
Nader Hassan
5Looking into the bright areas within us
Mohammad Gornas
4 +1looking for the positive spots in our life
Amir Boulis
5Remembering Shining Moments in our lives
Mohamed Zidan
4sources of light
Maureen Millington-Brodie
4pursuing the bright spots in out lives/existence
Nadia Ayoub


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
searching for the spots of light in our life


Explanation:
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Samaa Zeitoun
United States
Local time: 23:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy
38 mins
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agree  Heba Salah
2 hrs
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agree  Anis Farhat
3 hrs
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agree  Mohsin Alabdali
15 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Searching for the Enlightenment points in our life


Explanation:
en·light·en (n-ltn)
tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens
1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day" (Thomas Jefferson).
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enlighten

Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 07:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Searching for the points of enlightenment in our life


Explanation:
means the points of power

Nader Hassan
Qatar
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Looking into the bright areas within us


Explanation:
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Mohammad Gornas
Sudan
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
looking for the positive spots in our life


Explanation:
النقاط المضيئة تعني الايجابية

Amir Boulis
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Morano El-Kholy
10 mins
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1 day 33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sources of light


Explanation:
Whilst not a direct translation, this would fit in with the rest of the metaphor being used. The trouble with using "spots" is that "spot" has negative connotations in English cf. Shakespeare "Out, damned spot..."

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Remembering Shining Moments in our lives


Explanation:
Hi there,
I believe the main dilemma here is "نقاط الضوء "which in my opinion it is commonly and would best be rendered as Shining Moments.

As for the whole sentence go for whatever suits u
Remembering/Recalling Shining Moments in our lives
Or
Looking for Shining Moments in our lives
Or
Finding Shining Moments in our lives

Feel free to check references links.

http://www.timesleader.com/sports/sportsblogs/f1etc/12039079...
http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?p=4516714
http://www.shiningmoments.net/

Hopefully that would be of any help :)

Mohamed Zidan
Egypt
Local time: 07:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pursuing the bright spots in out lives/existence


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 07:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 119
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