Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
المزاودة / المزايدة
English translation:
outdo/ surpass
Added to glossary by
randam
Dec 25, 2006 14:01
17 yrs ago
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Arabic term
المزاودة
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Arabic political jargon
I have heard this expression many times in Arabic, but I am not quite sure what the English equivalent is.
It comes in contexts like المزاودة السياسية
Or in a sentence such as this one:
ونذكر جميع الاجهزة والسلظات السورية باننا سوريين ونحب بلدنا وليس لأحد المزاودة علينا بالوطنية إذا كان البلد في خطر فلنحترم حقوق بعضنا وكرامتنا
It comes in contexts like المزاودة السياسية
Or in a sentence such as this one:
ونذكر جميع الاجهزة والسلظات السورية باننا سوريين ونحب بلدنا وليس لأحد المزاودة علينا بالوطنية إذا كان البلد في خطر فلنحترم حقوق بعضنا وكرامتنا
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outdo/ upstage
...something like that. I too know it as مزايدة in Arabic.
outdo/ upstage us in our patriotism
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-12-25 14:17:08 GMT)
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Check out these similar examples, all with the verb "outdo" (forget upstage):
The buildup to war gave American networks the chance to "outdo each other in patriotism and ...
foi.missouri.edu/newsmgmtabroad/mediaknocked.html
The Democrats may never be able to outdo the Republicans on patriotism and national defense, but ...
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,450938,00.html
De Quincey not only assured her of the theological soundness of his philosophical pursuits, but even found an opportunity to outdo her in patriotism by ...
www.erudit.org/revue/ron/2002/v/n25/006012ar.html
The Ashkali, an Albanian-speaking ethnic group related to the Roma, tried, like the Turks, to outdo the Albanians in national patriotism in the hope of ...
www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/293.html
declaring "surely we cannot afford to let the men outdo us in patriotism. ...
www.ucalgary.ca/hic/website/2005/papers/lquiney.html -
outdo/ upstage us in our patriotism
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-12-25 14:17:08 GMT)
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Check out these similar examples, all with the verb "outdo" (forget upstage):
The buildup to war gave American networks the chance to "outdo each other in patriotism and ...
foi.missouri.edu/newsmgmtabroad/mediaknocked.html
The Democrats may never be able to outdo the Republicans on patriotism and national defense, but ...
www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,450938,00.html
De Quincey not only assured her of the theological soundness of his philosophical pursuits, but even found an opportunity to outdo her in patriotism by ...
www.erudit.org/revue/ron/2002/v/n25/006012ar.html
The Ashkali, an Albanian-speaking ethnic group related to the Roma, tried, like the Turks, to outdo the Albanians in national patriotism in the hope of ...
www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/293.html
declaring "surely we cannot afford to let the men outdo us in patriotism. ...
www.ucalgary.ca/hic/website/2005/papers/lquiney.html -
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this is the closest to the meaning intended. Thanks all."
3 mins
outweighing
trying to be more than ....
6 mins
Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Quante lingue parli, tanti uomini vali
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: Italian to Arabic, French to Arabic, English to Arabic
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4
adjudication
في مصر نستخدم تعبير المزايدة السياسية وأعتقد أن الكلمتين بنفس المعنى
+1
32 mins
Fayez Roumieh
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United States
16 years in perfect translation
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, English, French to Arabic, and 2 more.
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36
To push up the bidding
This is a figurative use which means exactly the same in Arabic.
Please note that since the expression belongs mostly to the Arab rhetoric, I was not able to find it in the very same context in any site although the "real meaning" does exisit.
Please note that since the expression belongs mostly to the Arab rhetoric, I was not able to find it in the very same context in any site although the "real meaning" does exisit.
Peer comment(s):
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Christina Keating (X)
13 hrs
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شكرا يا سي إم
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1 hr
excel / surpass
no one can surpass us..........
+1
11 hrs
Ahmad Batiran
Yemen
Yemen
Native in Arabic
Yemen
Where Accuracy Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Palestinian, Yemeni, Tunisian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Kuwaiti, Syrian, Algerian, UAE, Sudanese, Jordanian, Saudi , Standard-Arabian (MSA), Libyan, Iraqi, Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Outbidding
مزايد (حقيقة أو مجازاً) على قضية أو على حساب متهم
Out bidder
Ref. Mass Media Dictionary by Najim
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Outbidder (some dictionaries don't add this noun of a person; however, the gerund 'outbidding' has an entry in all dictionaries that I checked up)
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=outbidde...
Out bidder
Ref. Mass Media Dictionary by Najim
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Note added at 19 hrs (2006-12-26 09:05:28 GMT)
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Outbidder (some dictionaries don't add this noun of a person; however, the gerund 'outbidding' has an entry in all dictionaries that I checked up)
http://machaut.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/WEBSTER.sh?WORD=outbidde...
1 day 23 hrs
Abdulrahman Bustani
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
Attention to Details
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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28
claim more patriotic
I don't think there is a corresponding phrase in English. However, we can express the meaning as follows:
Nobody may claim to be more patriotic than us.
Nobody may play down/understate our patriotism.
Nobody may claim to be more patriotic than us.
Nobody may play down/understate our patriotism.
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