Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sustainable
Arabic translation:
مستدام أو قابل للاستمرار
Added to glossary by
Sam Berner
Sep 7, 2004 11:43
19 yrs ago
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sustainable
English to Arabic
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
economics
As in "sustainable economy" or "sustainable environment". The English definition of "sustainability" is "Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".
Proposed translations
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| 4 +8 | مستدام أو قابل للاستمرار |
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مستدام أو قابل للاستمرار
Organizations such as the WorldBank use قابل للاستمرار as a standard while the UN uses مستدام or مستدامة according to the preceding word.
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-09-07 11:46:59 GMT)
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http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/eir.nsf/Content/PressReleaseArabic
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:...
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-07 11:49:01 GMT)
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http://www.un.org/arabic/conferences/wssd/docs/arab.html
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-09-07 11:46:59 GMT)
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http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/eir.nsf/Content/PressReleaseArabic
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:...
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-07 11:49:01 GMT)
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http://www.un.org/arabic/conferences/wssd/docs/arab.html
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