Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 22, 2020 21:12
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English term
anchor
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Finance (general)
anchor
This is a financial anchor that many people drag around for many years after they graduate.
They are talking about student loans. The word "ركيزة" doesn't really make sense to me here? I think he means something like "They plunge into it". What do you think?
Please note that they are talking about the loans payoff not about the loans as a way to help the students.
Thanks in advance,
They are talking about student loans. The word "ركيزة" doesn't really make sense to me here? I think he means something like "They plunge into it". What do you think?
Please note that they are talking about the loans payoff not about the loans as a way to help the students.
Thanks in advance,
Proposed translations
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| 5 +6 | ثقل/عبء |
ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
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| 5 +2 | عبء/حمل/وزر |
Samar Sami
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Proposed translations
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ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
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ثقل/عبء
burden
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Hassan Achahbar
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Ali Abdulmaqsood
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Samar Sami
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Youssef Chabat
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Fuad Yahya
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Samar Sami
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عبء/حمل/وزر
The word "anchor" is used here as a figure of speech to denote a burden of some sort. It's a strange choice of words, nevertheless, since an anchor usually provides stability to a ship, i.e., it has a positive connotation, but it is used in this sentence in a negative sense.
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Fuad Yahya
: Excellent explanation!
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Discussion
Anchors are used to immobilize ships in ports. Student loans inhibit upward social mobility