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الأرطال العسكرية

English translation: military columns

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Arabic term or phrase:الأرتال العسكرية
English translation:military columns
Entered by: Liliane Hatem

11:57 Sep 1, 2016
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: الأرطال العسكرية
لقد عشت في بغداد وشغلت مناصب كبيرة في أماكن حساسة. هذه الأرطال العسكرية التي تسير في الشوارع دون أرقام بمثابة ميليشيات. لكن أين الأجهزة الأمنية؟! يفتحون شباك السيارة ويطلقون الأعيرة النارية والطلقات لتخويف المواطنين.
Seham Ebied
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 18:45
military columns
Explanation:
I think it is typo رتل not رطل
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 18:45
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5military columns
Liliane Hatem
5column of military vehicles
Hani Hassaan
4 +1military convoys
Moodi


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
military columns


Explanation:
I think it is typo رتل not رطل

Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 18:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muhammad Said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_(formation)
0 min
  -> Thank you Muhammad :)
agree  Awad Balaish: I think also "caravans" possible
4 mins
  -> Thank you Awad :)
agree  Oz Hamdoun (X)
17 mins
  -> Thank you Azeez :)
agree  Rasha A.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Rasha :)
agree  Saleh Dardeer: أرتال
20 hrs
  -> Thank you Saleh :)
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
column of military vehicles


Explanation:
column Military vehicles

برجاء الانتباه إلى أن كلمة رطل
تشير إلى أي تجمع عسكري
سواء كان أفراد أو معدات
وهنا السياق يقول
بدون أرقام
فالمقصود
مركبات عسكرية

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Note added at 16 mins (2016-09-01 12:14:05 GMT)
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these column of military vehicles without license plates .....


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Note added at 17 mins (2016-09-01 12:14:31 GMT)
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columns.
sorry for the typo.

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 18:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
military convoys


Explanation:
وهي بالعربية أرتال (جمع رتل) وليس أرطال


Moodi
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Linda Al-Bairmani: It is a convoy رتل
20 hrs
  -> Thanks
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