حملة صليبية

English translation: a crusade

14:13 Nov 16, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Politic/ Social sciences
Arabic term or phrase: حملة صليبية
يعتقد الرئيس بوش بأنه فى حملة صليبية لتبشير العالم
einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 23:33
English translation:a crusade
Explanation:
The word is commonly used in that sort of context, as a singular noun.

see in that same context, e.g:

President Bush's pronouncement that he would wage a crusade against terrorism has sent waves of concern and even anger in the Muslim World. ...
www.glocaleye.org/crusade.htm

President Bush's reference to a "crusade" against terrorism, which passed almost unnoticed by Americans, rang alarm bells in Europe. ...
ics.leeds.ac.uk/papers/vp01.cfm?outfit=pmt&folder=891&paper=896

like this could make people think that we were on a crusade against Islam? ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8056207.stm

is that Judeo-Christian religion and the US is on a crusade against the ...
my.opera.com/EivindFS/blog/show.dml/468438

Don't think Bush isn't on a crusade, by the way--he may choose his words poorly, and he may have retracted that one, but he is on a crusade, ...
www.counterpunch.org/tripp0905.html
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Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:33
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4 +8a crusade
Nesrin
4 +2a crusade/r's campaign
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a crusade/r's campaign


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Crusades campaign (the original ones)

First off, allow me to give you some of the history leading up to the Crusades campaign that will introduce the factions and their ...
blogs.ign.com/Creative_Assembly/2007/07/20/60924/ - Cached - SimilarCrusades Campaign - Total War Center Forums
Sep 4, 2007 ... Crusades Campaign Medieval II: Total War General Discussion.
www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=119974 - Cached - Similar

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Bush Crusader Ancestors List
(Incomplete) List of Crusader Ancestors of George W. Bush. copyright © 2004 by Nathaniel Lane ... I have grouped these crusaders by specific campaigns. ...
www.nltaylor.net/things/Bush_cr_list.htm - Cached

sktrans
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 52

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agree  Nadia Ayoub
32 mins
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agree  Heba Abed
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
a crusade


Explanation:
The word is commonly used in that sort of context, as a singular noun.

see in that same context, e.g:

President Bush's pronouncement that he would wage a crusade against terrorism has sent waves of concern and even anger in the Muslim World. ...
www.glocaleye.org/crusade.htm

President Bush's reference to a "crusade" against terrorism, which passed almost unnoticed by Americans, rang alarm bells in Europe. ...
ics.leeds.ac.uk/papers/vp01.cfm?outfit=pmt&folder=891&paper=896

like this could make people think that we were on a crusade against Islam? ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8056207.stm

is that Judeo-Christian religion and the US is on a crusade against the ...
my.opera.com/EivindFS/blog/show.dml/468438

Don't think Bush isn't on a crusade, by the way--he may choose his words poorly, and he may have retracted that one, but he is on a crusade, ...
www.counterpunch.org/tripp0905.html

Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 132
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amira A Wahab
1 hr

agree  Timothy Brooks: Agreed; the word "campaign" isn't necessary for translation.
1 hr

agree  macyemen: Yes ... a crusade is a crusade!
3 hrs

agree  Stephen Franke: Tamaam wa nuS. Bravo 3laik.
7 hrs

agree  Mona Helal
8 hrs

agree  Riadh Muslih (X)
12 hrs

agree  Fahd Hassanein
14 hrs

agree  Mohammad Gornas
2 days 12 hrs
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