Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
السؤال المحوري
English translation:
THE CRITICAL QUESTION
Added to glossary by
ALI HASAN
Jun 27, 2003 12:46
20 yrs ago
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Arabic term
السؤال المحوري
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
I'll be thankful if you help me translating this arabic phrase into ebglish:السؤال المحوري
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | THE CRITICAL QUESTION |
ALI HASAN
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| 5 +3 | the pivotal question |
Aisha Maniar
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| 5 | the crux of the matter |
Alaa Zeineldine
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| 4 | Pivotal issue |
sawtur
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| 4 | The core question |
Alaa AHMED
|
Proposed translations
+4
2 hrs
Selected
THE CRITICAL QUESTION
POSSIBLY:-
THE CRITICAL ISSUE
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Note added at 2003-06-27 15:16:33 (GMT)
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I WOULD ADD:-
THE KEYSTONE QUESTION OR ISSUE
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Note added at 2003-06-27 15:37:37 (GMT)
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I WOULD ADD:-
THE MAIN ISSUE.
THE CRITICAL ISSUE
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Note added at 2003-06-27 15:16:33 (GMT)
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I WOULD ADD:-
THE KEYSTONE QUESTION OR ISSUE
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Note added at 2003-06-27 15:37:37 (GMT)
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I WOULD ADD:-
THE MAIN ISSUE.
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+3
40 mins
Aisha Maniar
Native in English
French/Arabic-English legal translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: Arabic to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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592
the pivotal question
a little more context would be helpful but hth
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Fuad Yahya
: Most likely, pending context.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Spring2007 (X)
5 hrs
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| agree |
sktrans
8 hrs
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53 mins
Pivotal issue
Pivotal/Key/central issue
2 hrs
Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
&
English
Egypt
The best in IT ... and in Automotive
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
431
the crux of the matter
Fom Webster's
1 : a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
2 : an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome <the crux of the problem>
3 : a main or central feature (as of an argument)
So you can also say the crux of the problem.
Alaa
1 : a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
2 : an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome <the crux of the problem>
3 : a main or central feature (as of an argument)
So you can also say the crux of the problem.
Alaa
2 days 9 hrs
Alaa AHMED
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Quality, Accurate and Timely Translation
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to Arabic, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
226
The core question
محوري literally means pivotal, yet here it connotes the question of the central importance
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