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رجل في حاله

English translation: A man who keeps to himself

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Arabic term or phrase:رجل في حاله
English translation:A man who keeps to himself
Entered by: Michał Kuć

09:50 Jun 7, 2013
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: رجل في حاله
Hello! I'm not sure about this one. It's a part of a character's description in a Sudanese book. Would it be like: "a man who keeps himself to himself", as I found in one translation?

The full sentence is:

رجل في حاله, لا يعلمون عنه الكثير

Cheers!
Michał Kuć
Poland
Local time: 17:58
A man who keeps to himself
Explanation:
You are on the right track.

"He keeps to himself" sounds like a good rendition.
Selected response from:

Mona Helal
Local time: 01:58
Grading comment
thank you very much :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3A man who keeps to himself
Mona Helal
4 +1private person
Shereen Whiten, BA.
5not combanionable man
Awad Balaish
4 +1a reclusive person/a recluse/not an outgoing person
Anis Farhat
3 +2a man who minds his own business
Yasser El Helw
5a hermit
sabbar
5:
Osama Al Manasrah
4isolated/ keeping to himself/ solitary
Mohamed Magdy
4a secluded man from others
Hopy


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
private person


Explanation:
>

Shereen Whiten, BA.
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lamis Maalouf: I like this choice, very smooth
6 mins
  -> thanks Lamis ;-)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
isolated/ keeping to himself/ solitary


Explanation:
The answer you are asking about is correct

Mohamed Magdy
Local time: 18:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 11
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
A man who keeps to himself


Explanation:
You are on the right track.

"He keeps to himself" sounds like a good rendition.

Mona Helal
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
thank you very much :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samaa Zeitoun
2 hrs
  -> thank you Samaa
agree  Arabic & More
5 hrs
  -> thank you Amel
agree  Firas Allouzi
1 day 50 mins
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
not combanionable man


Explanation:
a dissociable man
not gregarious man

Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 18:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 22
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a reclusive person/a recluse/not an outgoing person


Explanation:
He is not an outgoing person.

He is reserved/reticent.

Sentence: He is a reclusive person whom they know little about.

Anis Farhat
Tunisia
Local time: 16:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sabbar: a recluse
2 hrs
  -> Thank you
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a man who minds his own business


Explanation:
Good-luck

Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ahmed Jameel
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ahmed :-)
agree  Firas Allouzi
21 hrs
  -> Thank you, Firas:-)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a hermit


Explanation:
anishappy also said 'a recluse' with which I agreed.

sabbar
Australia
Local time: 01:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
:


Explanation:
Your answer :"a man who keeps himself to himself" is right, there are no other translations.

Osama Al Manasrah
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a secluded man from others


Explanation:
or

a man who cares only by his own business

Hopy
Egypt
Local time: 18:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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