Apr 1, 2020 14:07
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Arabic term

رهينة لمصالح

Arabic to English Law/Patents Law (general) .
لا يستطيع الحوثييون اخذ قراراتهم بانفسهم حيث انهم رهينة لمصالح النظام الايراني

Proposed translations

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subordinate/subject to the interests of

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Peer comment(s):

agree TargamaT team
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agree Mai Saleh : As simple as you said "Subject to" it is meant to be not the literal meaning
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agree Tim Friese
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agree Fuad Yahya : "Subject to," "subordinate to," and "subservient to" are all fine choices. Even literally, رهينة in this case does not mean "hostage," and is not a metaphor. It is a straightforward word, as old as the Qur'an, with broad uses (e.g., real estate).
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agree Ramadan Ibrahim
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4 mins

hostage to the interests

That's it literally... you can change it stylistically to suit your translation if you so desire. Cheers ~
Peer comment(s):

agree Hussein Salem : Thanks
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17 mins

Held Hostage to Someone's Interests

Are Held Hostage to the Iranian Regime's Interests
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pledge ( security ) of interests

هم رهن او صمان لمصالح
Example sentence:

hostages رهائن مقابل

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Down to the interest of

The Houthis cannot make their own decisions as they are down to the interests of the Iranian regime

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Note added at 22 mins (2020-04-01 14:30:38 GMT)
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be down to somebody/something
to be the result of one person’s actions or one particular thing

Here's the link for more information:

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/be-down-to-somebody-s...
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22 mins

held hostage to the ...... interests

الحديث عن أشخاص ومؤسسات
hostage: تعبر عن أمتلاك الشخص نفسه كرهينة
held hostage: تحقق معنى الخضوع والسيطرة الفكرية
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