Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
لا قطن خام لها
English translation:
there is no raw cotton for them
Added to glossary by
Heba Abed
Apr 20, 2012 19:51
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
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لا قطن خام لها
Homework / test
Arabic to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Op-Ed Article
التاجر استطاع فرص شروطه على مصانع الغزل والنسيج فهي الان تعمل اجيرة لديه... بكل طاقمها الضخمة وقاعدتها العمالية تعمل تحت امر هذا التاجر وحسابه...وإلا فلا قطن خام لها.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | there is no raw cotton for them |
Heba Abed
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Apr 29, 2012 11:16: Heba Abed Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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there is no raw cotton for them
there is no raw cotton for them
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-04-20 20:01:01 GMT)
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otherwise, there is no raw cotton for them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-04-20 20:01:45 GMT)
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http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/raw-cotton.html
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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2012-04-23 11:58:49 GMT)
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It is understood from the text that the merchant provides raw cotton to manufactures based on his terms & conditions. Otherwise, manufactures would not get raw cotton.
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-04-20 20:01:01 GMT)
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otherwise, there is no raw cotton for them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-04-20 20:01:45 GMT)
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http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/raw-cotton.html
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Note added at 2 days16 hrs (2012-04-23 11:58:49 GMT)
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It is understood from the text that the merchant provides raw cotton to manufactures based on his terms & conditions. Otherwise, manufactures would not get raw cotton.
Note from asker:
| Thanks all. Is this some kind of an expression? Does cotton represent making a living? |
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