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إستضافة
Sentence is part of a working report by a committee in Iraq. The term "istidafa" which I understand as "hosting" or entertaining, just does not seem to make any sense in this context.
| 4 +3 | as guests |
Fuad Yahya
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| 4 | Special Invitation |
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
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| 4 | Special Invitation to Meeting |
Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
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| 3 | meeting |
Ziad Marzouka
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Jan 21, 2006 06:47: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jan 21, 2006 06:48: Fuad Yahya changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Business/Commerce (general)"
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as guests
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ahmadwadan.com
: I agree with that.
42 mins
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| agree |
A Nabil Bouitieh
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Hazem Hamdy
: The question is closed, but I have a question for my own information. What would the difference between this and "بصفة مراقب" be, noting that the context does mention "لتتبع سير العمل". Thanks.
2 hrs
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They sound similar. I would assume that attending as a guest means being specifically invited for some reason, while attending as an observer means attending without voting rights.
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Mohamed Gaafar
2 days 1 hr
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meeting
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Special Invitation
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