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curb

Arabic translation: الرصيف

13:14 Aug 16, 2006
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks / general
English term or phrase: curb
"turn the wheels away from the curb, when parking on a hill"
reah (X)
Local time: 03:22
Arabic translation:الرصيف
Explanation:
The curb is the line of curbstones seperating the sidewalk from the street, so basically, in this context, it mainly indicates:
حافة الرصيف
And the way we would say it in Arabic:
تفادى الرصيف

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Note added at 39 mins (2006-08-16 13:54:15 GMT)
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And you turn the wheel away from the curb when parking on a hill, so that if your hand break gives, the car would steer towards the curb, which would stop it from moving downhill and you having to pick it up from the next suburb (which would be the least of your problems at that point).

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Note added at 41 mins (2006-08-16 13:55:41 GMT)
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Please ignore the تفادى الرصيف bit. Merely lack of sleep, which is exactly my cue to leave. Good night folks.
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Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:22
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Summary of answers provided
5 +11الرصيف
Mohamed Ghazal
4 +2حاجز عند حافة الطريق
ahmadwadan.com
5إفريز الرصيف
marwanal
5حافة الرصيف
Mayssa Allaf
5الرصيف
Hani Hassaan
4حاشية أو حافة مطوقة
Zeinab Asfour


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
حاجز عند حافة الطريق


Explanation:
حاجز حجري عند حافة الطريق

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-08-16 13:19:43 GMT)
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حاجز حافة الطريق

ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 03:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  Zeinab Asfour: :)
1 min
agree  Abdelaziz TALIBI
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
حاشية أو حافة مطوقة


Explanation:
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Zeinab Asfour
Jordan
Local time: 03:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
الرصيف


Explanation:
The curb is the line of curbstones seperating the sidewalk from the street, so basically, in this context, it mainly indicates:
حافة الرصيف
And the way we would say it in Arabic:
تفادى الرصيف

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Note added at 39 mins (2006-08-16 13:54:15 GMT)
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And you turn the wheel away from the curb when parking on a hill, so that if your hand break gives, the car would steer towards the curb, which would stop it from moving downhill and you having to pick it up from the next suburb (which would be the least of your problems at that point).

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Note added at 41 mins (2006-08-16 13:55:41 GMT)
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Please ignore the تفادى الرصيف bit. Merely lack of sleep, which is exactly my cue to leave. Good night folks.


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=curb&r=66
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
إفريز الرصيف


Explanation:
A concrete or stone edging along a sidewalk

marwanal
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1 day 24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
حافة الرصيف


Explanation:
the curb of the pavement

Example sentence(s):
  • a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at such time shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following
  • http://www.oakleaf.net/drivinginspain.htm
Mayssa Allaf
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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238 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
الرصيف


Explanation:
A stone or cement ridge between the road and the sidewalk. In Britain it is called "kerb".

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Note added at 238 days (2007-04-11 13:29:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Example sentence:
Turn the steering wheel toward the curb if the car is facing downhill. The front part of the front tire should be turned into the curb.

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 03:22
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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