Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

تقديم الناس علينا

English translation:

Giving priority to others over us.

Added to glossary by Morano El-Kholy
Nov 21, 2013 15:17
10 yrs ago
Arabic term

تقديم الناس علينا

Arabic to English Medical Medical: Health Care رسالة شكوى
اعتذارها لم تفدنا بشيء سوى الانتظار مجددا مع قولها بإمكانية تقديم أناس علينا إذا لزم الأمر
أود أن أفهم هل هذا يعني prioritise us over others أو prioritise others over us
وشكرا
Change log

Nov 26, 2013 19:57: Morano El-Kholy Created KOG entry

Discussion

Fida Malki (X) Nov 21, 2013:
Could you please provide a little more context? I have a feeling the meaning is not completely clear here.

Proposed translations

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Giving priority to others over us.

Giving priority to others over us.

Peer comment(s):

agree Firas Allouzi
9 mins
Many thanks.
agree Shereen Whiten, BA. : close to mine :-)
18 mins
Thanks my dear :-)
agree Doaa Alnajjar : This is how to say it in American English.
7 hrs
Thanks a lot, my dear.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "alf shukr. thank you"
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Putting others ahead of us

أظن أنه يشكو من التناقض في العبارتين فهي تعتذر من جهة ولكنّها من جهة تانية تضع احتمال تقديم آخرين عليهم
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taking people in ahead of us

- making others jump the queue
- triaging
-etc.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mohamed Zidan : hi there i believe this context take place in a clinic or hospital and the nurse or the booking woman says that she might have to favor other patients over them in case of emergencies or other reasons
7 hrs
Thank you Mohamed!
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+1
54 mins

prioritising other people at our expense

or giving other people the priority at our expense
Peer comment(s):

agree Doaa Alnajjar : This is how to say it in British English.
7 hrs
:-) شكراً
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she would let others go before us

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