Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

drumbeat

Arabic translation:

الضجيج/الجلبة/الصخب/الشوشرة

Added to glossary by Nasser Afify
Jun 25, 2011 00:58
12 yrs ago
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English term

drumbeat

English to Arabic Other Journalism
A drumbeat of disappointing data about consumer behavior, factory sales and weak hiring in recent weeks has prompted economists to ratchet down their 2011 economic forecasts to as little as half what they expected at the beginning of the year.
Change log

Jun 30, 2011 13:11: Nasser Afify Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

3 days 19 hrs
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الضجيج/الجلبة/الصخب/الشوشرة



The sound produced by beating a drum.
Vehement, persistent advocacy of a cause: "the drumbeat of criticism of the news media from the right" (Michael Pollan).



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2 hrs

الضوضاء

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الجلبة

القلق
التوتر

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ضجيجا مدوبا

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usage:
.... الضجة التى أحدثتها البيانات المخيبة للآمال
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لغط

اقتراح آخر لأنها ضوضاء وجلبة وكلام غير مفهوم ونتائج سلبية
http://ar.wikisource.org/wiki/لسان_العرب_:_لغط_-
Peer comment(s):

agree Heba Salah
3 hrs
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10 hrs

العبث

العبث/سوء السلوك
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خفقات مُدَوية / تدفقات مُدَوية

خفقات مُدَوية من البيانات المخيبة للامال
تدفقات مُدَوية من البيانات المخيبة للامال
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1 day 14 hrs

نقرة على الطبل

العزف على الطبل

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اي العبث في الالكلام
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Reference comments

21 mins
Reference:

Definition

drumbeat - a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drumbeat

I am not sure how it goes with your context though...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Hassan Lotfy
3 hrs
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