فكره معقد

English translation: Narrow-minded

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Arabic term or phrase:فكره معقد
English translation:Narrow-minded
Entered by: Mowafak Mohamed

18:49 Mar 12, 2023
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Arabic term or phrase: فكره معقد
Hi all,
I'm wondering if you can help me to translate this idiomatically into US English. It appears in a few isolated sentences in a project I am working on:
- أصحاب الفكر المعقد لا يستطيعون تكوين صداقات طويلة
- نفر منه كل أصدقائه لأن فكره معقد
- لا تكن ذا فكر معقد وكن منفتحًا محبًا للحياة

I came up with 'complex-minded' but it doesn't sound very idiomatic. I'm grateful for your thoughts.

Thank you in advance for your help :)
Nisah Sajawal
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:57
Narrow-minded
Explanation:
not willing to accept opinions, beliefs, behaviors, etc. that are unusual or different from one's own : not open-minded

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Mowafak Mohamed
Egypt
Local time: 09:57
Grading comment
Thanks, this was the one I ended up using
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Narrow-minded
Mowafak Mohamed
5close-minded
mohamed gad
4Cognitively rigidity
Yassine El Bouknify
3limited mindset
Dalia Nour


  

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limited mindset


Explanation:
A limited mindset is the belief that there are limitations to what you can accomplish in life. It's also the idea that there is only one way something should be done and it's not okay if things don't go your way. This mindset could limit your job opportunities, relationships, or even how successful you are in school

Dalia Nour
Egypt
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Many thanks for your contribution :)

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Cognitively rigidity


Explanation:
Because he is cognitively rigid
OR probably:
Because he's dogmatic
Cognitive rigidity is “difficulty changing mental sets.” Simply put, this means switching from thinking about things one way to thinking about them a different way. (People who can do this easily are said to have "cognitive flexibility" — the opposite of cognitive rigidity.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-sense-autisti...

Yassine El Bouknify
Morocco
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: Many thanks for your contribution :)

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Narrow-minded


Explanation:
not willing to accept opinions, beliefs, behaviors, etc. that are unusual or different from one's own : not open-minded

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Note added at 1 hr (2023-03-12 20:13:23 GMT)
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https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

Mowafak Mohamed
Egypt
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks, this was the one I ended up using

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agree  Chris Adams
11 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
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close-minded


Explanation:
close-minded

mohamed gad
Egypt
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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