Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
اللسان
English translation:
spit (geographical term)
Added to glossary by
Maureen Millington-Brodie
Aug 14, 2006 18:46
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
اللسان
Arabic to English
Other
Geology
الجزء الرملي الممتد داخل مياه البحر على شكل اللسان البشري- أقصد الطبيعي
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | spit |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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| 5 +2 | Cape |
Ahmad Batiran
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| 4 | headland |
Mohamed Ghazal
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Proposed translations
+7
5 mins
Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
spit
usual term in UK
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
40 mins
Ahmad Batiran
Yemen
Yemen
Native in Arabic
Yemen
Where Accuracy Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Iraqi, Egyptian, Palestinian, Yemeni, Tunisian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Kuwaiti, Syrian, Algerian, UAE, Sudanese, Jordanian, Saudi , Standard-Arabian (MSA), Libyan) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Arabic term (edited):
اللسان/رأس البر
Cape
Entry Word: 2cape
Function: noun
Text: an area of land that juts out into a body of water
Synonyms arm, headland, peninsula, point, promontory, spit
Related Words breakwater, jetty
Function: noun
Text: an area of land that juts out into a body of water
Synonyms arm, headland, peninsula, point, promontory, spit
Related Words breakwater, jetty
Example sentence:
Residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast.
Cape of Good Hope رأس الرجاء الصالح
2 hrs
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
headland
A point of land, usually high and with a sheer drop, extending out into a body of water; a promontory. (American Heritage Dictionary)
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