Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
ينسف الشك
English translation:
dispel doubt
Added to glossary by
Lamine Boukabour
Oct 27, 2023 13:46
7 mos ago
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Arabic term
لتنسف شكّي
Arabic to English
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Hi everyone,
I'm not sure what this means. It's a scene where someone is trying to cover up a stain. Does she mean she went back to her place to try to reassure me?
فعلتُ ذلك، كنت لا أزال متشكّكا في قدرة هذا على تغطية الفعلة، عادت إلى مكانها لتنسف شكّي.
Thanks!
I'm not sure what this means. It's a scene where someone is trying to cover up a stain. Does she mean she went back to her place to try to reassure me?
فعلتُ ذلك، كنت لا أزال متشكّكا في قدرة هذا على تغطية الفعلة، عادت إلى مكانها لتنسف شكّي.
Thanks!
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Oct 28, 2023 16:19: Lamine Boukabour Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Algeria
Native in Arabic
Algeria
Every Word Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Algerian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic
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to dispel my doubt
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In the context of the sentence, "dispel my doubt" means to remove or eliminate the doubt or uncertainty that the speaker is feeling.
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Note added at 9 mins (2023-10-27 13:56:31 GMT)
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In the context of the sentence, "dispel my doubt" means to remove or eliminate the doubt or uncertainty that the speaker is feeling.
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Yassine El Bouknify
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
3 mins
Abdul Quddous Fathi
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Translation art, at its best!
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Moroccan, Yemeni, Saudi , UAE, Algerian, Jordanian, Syrian, Libyan, Kuwaiti, Egyptian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Iraqi, Sudanese)
Works in: Arabic, English to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 4 more.
To erase/relieve my doubt
Your translation is acceptable but I prefer to translate it as above.
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to cast out my doubt / to remove my doubt
to cast out my doubt
to remove my doubt
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Example:
Such a significant error really cast doubt on all of the experiment's results.
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Remove any shadow of my doubt
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https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cast doubt
to remove my doubt
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Note added at 15 mins (2023-10-27 14:02:30 GMT)
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Example:
Such a significant error really cast doubt on all of the experiment's results.
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Note added at 16 mins (2023-10-27 14:02:58 GMT)
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or
Remove any shadow of my doubt
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Note added at 18 mins (2023-10-27 14:05:04 GMT)
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https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cast doubt
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Fatima Al-Nagdi
Yemen
Yemen
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Yemen
Getting U Understood | EnAr Translator
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Yemeni) 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 1 more.
What others already mentioned + clear (up) doubt + using the opposite such as "to confirm ..."
فعلتُ ذلك، كنت لا أزال متشكّكا في قدرة هذا على تغطية الفعلة، عادت إلى مكانها لتنسف شكّي.
If we got the meaning right, then all is ok. However, something feels off about this sentence, especially with the use of هذا and ها in مكانها. "Cover up a stain" could be used literally or metaphorically here. If used literally and "عادت إلى مكانها" refers to the actual stain, the meaning would be totally different; it means "proved my doubts". Just stating my doubts for you to double-check the meaning through context.
If we got the meaning right, then all is ok. However, something feels off about this sentence, especially with the use of هذا and ها in مكانها. "Cover up a stain" could be used literally or metaphorically here. If used literally and "عادت إلى مكانها" refers to the actual stain, the meaning would be totally different; it means "proved my doubts". Just stating my doubts for you to double-check the meaning through context.
Discussion
Here's my friendly tip for her: spice up those grades with a spiffy explanation that matches the chosen response.
It stings when you're left with less than four points, and it's as predictable as the sunrise because she almost never switches her selection.
We're not trying to stir the pot here; our discussion is like a treasure hunt, aiming to uncover the mystery behind why those pristine four-point scores are as rare as unicorns. 🦄