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يقطع

English translation: provide

11:51 Dec 30, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Semi-autobiographical novel
Arabic term or phrase: يقطع
حفلة الأنشطة الختامية للمدرسة المتوسطة، وكالعادة تكريم الطلاب الأوائل، وكالعادة كنت واحدا منهم. أنهيت المرحلة المتوسطة بتفوق. طلب منا مدير المدرسة أن يقطع كل واحد منا بطاقة شخصية من الأحوال المدنية، ويحضر أربع صور شخصية حديثة، ونسختين من البطاقة الشخصية ويضعها في ملف أخضر لمن يرغب في استكمال دراسته في المرحلة الثانوية.

I can't work out why he would be asking them to cut up their ID cards? Could this be a typo?
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:49
English translation:provide
Explanation:
The principle asked the students who wished to go to high schoo to provide the school with a number of documents. The students would then get the required documents/papers issued for them before they submit them.
The principle asked the students to furnish/provide those docs.
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Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Local time: 04:49
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Extract
Abd Alrahman Almidani
4 +1get
Hassan Lotfy
5Literally "extract", but should be "provide"
Abdelaziz Abdalli
4provide
Saeed Najmi


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Extract


Explanation:
The meaning of يقطع here is يستخرج.

Abd Alrahman Almidani
Local time: 06:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 145

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agree  TargamaT team
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agree  Mai Saleh
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
provide


Explanation:
The principle asked the students who wished to go to high schoo to provide the school with a number of documents. The students would then get the required documents/papers issued for them before they submit them.
The principle asked the students to furnish/provide those docs.

Saeed Najmi
Morocco
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 146
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2 days 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get


Explanation:
This is what we use when we want a government agency to issue an ID for someone.


Hassan Lotfy
Egypt
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Z-Translations Translator
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9 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Literally "extract", but should be "provide"


Explanation:
The verb used here is yaqta' (to cut) which is probably a typo that should have been yaqtati' ("to extract", or more accurately "to get an extract"), only one letter missing.

So the idea is "to get an extract" of the "personal card" from the relevant authorities (civil service) and put it in a green map along with the other documents.

This looks to be a Saudi case where they have this "personal card" (bitaqa shakhsiyyah). Note that this is not the same as an ID (bitaqat at-ta'rif).

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Note added at 9 days (2022-01-08 16:05:11 GMT) Post-grading
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Sorry, forgot to change the title of my answer. You can use 'obtain an extract' for a more accurate translation, or simply 'provide' for simplicity.

Abdelaziz Abdalli
Morocco
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in DutchDutch
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