Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
وقفة تضامنية/وقفة منددة
English translation:
To stand in support /to stand in protest
Added to glossary by
Lamis Maalouf
Mar 21, 2013 21:22
11 yrs ago
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Arabic term
وقفة تضامنية/وقفة منددة
Arabic to English
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Government / Politics
يرجى من طلابنا في الخارج اجراء وقفة تضامنية أمام سفارات الدول الداعمة لقضايانا العادلة وأخرى منددة أمام سفارات الدول المعادية لنهجنا
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To stand in support /to stand in protest
We ask our students...to stand ..before the embassies, etc
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Note added at 45 mins (2013-03-21 22:07:08 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have said, in front of..
By the way, I take it in your context that it is not a stance/position, etc but a literal standing..meaning that students are requested to go physically to the embassy and stand there :)
http://world.time.com/2012/09/14/can-the-u-s-stop-the-wave-o...
You can also use for the second one, protest in front of ... just like here:
http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=365630
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Note added at 45 mins (2013-03-21 22:07:08 GMT)
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Sorry, I should have said, in front of..
By the way, I take it in your context that it is not a stance/position, etc but a literal standing..meaning that students are requested to go physically to the embassy and stand there :)
http://world.time.com/2012/09/14/can-the-u-s-stop-the-wave-o...
You can also use for the second one, protest in front of ... just like here:
http://www.abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=365630
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
20 mins
a solidarity stance/ a denouncing stance
a solidarity stance/ a denouncing stance
Reference:
1 hr
show solidarity by standing in front of ...etc.
Translation should not be literal in any case, we can translate the meaning rather especially in interpretation.
4 hrs
to take a stand in solidarity with to take a stand against
Solidarity
What does it mean to stand in solidarity with someone? I have a friend who talks about standing in solidarity with undocumented immigrants.
http://glennbalzer.com/2011/10/26/solidarity/
Students at Al Quds Bard College in the West Bank stand in solidarity with Students for Justice in Palestine
http://www.brooklynsjp.com/students-from-the-west-bank-stand...
Hong Kong students take a stand against slavery
http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/07/hong-ko...
10 hrs
to assume jointly responsible attitude / condemning attitude
to adopt a consolidated attitude / condemning attitudes
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