One of Lebanon's iconic singers and composers, the legendary Melhem Barakat, died today at the age of 71 after battling sickness. Melhem Barakat was a music mogul, with mega hits such as Belghi Kel Mwa3idi, Jeet bi Wa2tak, Habibi Enta and Hamama Bayda, to name a few. The...
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So Lebanon has a new Beauty Queen, and like every year, social media turns into a giant troll ball and a huge bashing party because of the ridiculous answers given by the contestants during the question-answer rounds. I understand that they are too young to be...
So Lebanon has a new Beauty Qu...
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I am pretty sure Kababji had nothing but good intentions, but they should have known better. The thing that struck me the most is their Instagram caption "Enough apples!", to think that they are trying to benefit from the teeny, weeny, little bit of attention that...
I am pretty sure Kababji had n...
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This post is inspired by a few clients I met throughout my career, the most recent one being just a couple of hours ago. They contact me for a sworn translation, send me the files via email and expect me to deliver a sworn (stamped)...
This post is inspired by a few...
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I received this Arabic text and thought of translating it and sharing it. في لبنان: السنكري دكتور والحكيم تاجر والمستشفى دكانة والوزارة مغارة والشوفير محلل سياسي والمحلل السياسي بيقبض والموظف عتال والشيوعي رأسمالي والإقطاعي إشتراكي الممثلة بتغني وملكة الجمال بتمثل والمنتج او جوزون او مصاحبون الميت بينتخب الدركي هوا تشيكن الدكنجي بشرج تلفونات محل التلفونات ببيع نسكافيه والنصاب إستاذ والإستاذ شحاد وزير الشباب ختيار موظف الضمان...
I received this Arabic text an...
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Almost every time I visit family members, they ask me to prepare crêpes for them, or ask me for the recipe. I actually got the latter from my mom, who got it from a top chef in Paris while on a getaway with my dad...
Almost every time I visit fami...
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I came across the following chart which features a number of common veggies and herbs with the proper cooking time, whether it was boiling, steaming or microwaving them. It might be a no brainer to most, but I am sure many people tend to overcook some of...
I came across the following c...
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The BIAF red carpet which has been trending for the past day (for all the wrong reasons, obviously) seems to have really broken the Guinness World Record for longest red carpet. My concern is the genius social media employee behind Mag Lebanon's epic typo, spelling "Genius"...
The BIAF red carpet which has ...
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Ounsi el-Hajj (July 27, 1937 – February 18, 2014) was honored and celebrated today with an artistic doodle from Google. el-Hajj was a Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator. His father is journalist and translator Louis El Hage, and his mother is Marie Akl, from Kaitouli, Jezzine. He...
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Tamyras invested in two years of hard work and finally succeeded in getting Larousse to add the word “Beyrouthin” to the French Dictionary. Several articles were published, and many other letters were written to the French Academy and Larousse, with the main effort being the...
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It seems that my post about free translation tests got a little someone a little (or maybe very) angry. When I write a blog post, and when I participate in a debate about translation on social media, I always tend to keep it classy and super...
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Sunday has always been rest and meal prep day for me. I give my muscles a much needed day off to recharge for an upcoming weak of crazy, intense workouts, because I never do a moderate workout. Being a busy career mom of 2, I...
Sunday has always been rest an...
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After a long day of translations, I got a call from one of my friends and business associates and he handed the phone over to his client, for whom I had just finished translating 3 legal documents after she agreed on the price the day...
After a long day of translatio...
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In my quest to try new healthy food so as not to fall into a boring routine, I decided to make (and eat) veggie burgers for the first time in my life last night. I still can't get over how delicious they turned out to...
In my quest to try new healthy...
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I've been trying to get back on the fitness track lately. I gained a few kilos and I feel awful: low energy, fatigue, constant bad snacking, etc. We usually eat healthy food in my household; I have a "no fry" policy, and we barely use...
I've been trying to get back o...
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