Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
upend
Arabic translation:
يفسدون/ يلحقون الضرر
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Nadia Ayoub
Jun 17, 2010 17:26
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English term
upend
English to Arabic
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Journalism
Exacting buyers are upending the battered real estate market, agents and other experts say, leading to last-minute demands for multiple concessions, bruised feelings on all sides and many more collapsed deals than usual.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +2 | يفسدون/ يلحقون الضرر |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 | يقوِّضون، يهلكون |
Fuad Yahya
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| 4 | يقلبون |
Liliane Hatem
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Change log
Jun 22, 2010 10:51: Nadia Ayoub Created KOG entry
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Nadia Ayoub
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يفسدون/ يلحقون الضرر
I think that's what's meant.
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Liliane Hatem
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يقلبون
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يقوِّضون، يهلكون
In this context, to upend means to destroy. Notice that the real estate market is already being described as "battered." The extra damage caused by "exacting buyers" is meant to be on top of the existing distress.
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