Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

له بالمرصاد

English translation:

had been on the alert/ attentive/ watchful

Added to glossary by Ahmed Ghaly (X)
Feb 20, 2014 12:09
10 yrs ago
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Arabic term

له بالمرصاد

Arabic to English Other Government / Politics
تم القاء القبض عليه وحاول صديقه افتكاكه بالقوة ولكن رجال الأمن كانوا له بالمرصاد

thnx for help
Change log

Feb 21, 2014 15:39: Ahmed Ghaly (X) Created KOG entry

Feb 21, 2014 15:39: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1821203">Ahmed Ghaly (X)'s</a> old entry - "له بالمرصاد"" to ""had been on the alert/ attentive/ watchful""

Feb 21, 2014 15:46: Ahmed Ghaly (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1821203">Ahmed Ghaly (X)'s</a> old entry - "له بالمرصاد"" to ""had been on the alert/ attentive/ watchful""

Proposed translations

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had been on the alert/ attentive/ watchful

To be on the alert/ attentive/watchful
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agree ghassan al-Alem : were on the alert
6 hrs
Thanks a lot
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watching like a hawk

watching like a hawk
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neutral ghassan al-Alem : Hello!
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but the police was in the lookout for him

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he was carefully monitored by the police
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agree sabbar : "were" on the lookout for him (police is a mass plural)
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that is true, thank you Sabbar
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do not give a chance

Rather than translating word by word, I would write it in the simplest way possible:

But security officers did not give him a chance
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Arabic term (edited): رجال الأمن كانوا له بالمرصاد

security stood to him vigilantly.

He was arrested, when his accomplice tried to extract him, but security stood to him.
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the police was waiting for him

the police was waiting for him
Example sentence:

dfsd

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no match for them

This would require a bit of restructuring; I'd translate it like this basically:

He was arrested, and his friend tried to break him free, but he was no match for the police.
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