Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
برايم
English translation:
\"prime\" [weekly prime-time live show]
Added to glossary by
Andrew Cavell
Oct 15, 2013 09:22
10 yrs ago
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Arabic term
برايم
Arabic to English
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
لا تمرّ إطلالة تلفزيونية للنجمة اللبنانية هيفا وهبي من دون أن تؤكد موهبتها الاستعراضية، وآخرها في برنامج «ستار أكاديمي» ليل امس حين افتتحت «البرايم» الثالث، متدلّية من ثريا من الكريستال على أنغام أغنية «بهرب من عينيك».
I know it is "prime", but I don't quite understand what this means. Perhaps it is a French word? I think it means more than "episode", but not sure if it means something like "primer" (as in "preparation") (as it is an "academy") or something else.
Thank you for any help.
Andrew
I know it is "prime", but I don't quite understand what this means. Perhaps it is a French word? I think it means more than "episode", but not sure if it means something like "primer" (as in "preparation") (as it is an "academy") or something else.
Thank you for any help.
Andrew
Proposed translations
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| 2 +2 | "prime" |
Maciej W
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| 4 +1 | Top/Best |
Lamis Maalouf
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| 5 | "Contestant Selection" Episode |
Fida Malki (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
40 mins
Selected
"prime"
The Wikipedia entry on the format says:
"The participants are filmed with cameras throughout the day and night (an idea borrowed from another of Endemol's major reality shows Big Brother). Once a week, the contestants have to face a prime time show, where they sing the song they've prepared during the week before, as well as recapping their trials and tribulations at The Academy from the past week."
So it would seem this is a special kind of episode. This "prime time show" is probably shortened to "prime" among insiders, as I've also seen videos titled things like "Star Academy Season 3 Prime 1" in search results.
HTH
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Note added at 42 mins (2013-10-15 10:04:57 GMT)
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If you'd like to make it clearer in the text, you could perhaps just call it a "live episode", as many other talent shows also have them.
"The participants are filmed with cameras throughout the day and night (an idea borrowed from another of Endemol's major reality shows Big Brother). Once a week, the contestants have to face a prime time show, where they sing the song they've prepared during the week before, as well as recapping their trials and tribulations at The Academy from the past week."
So it would seem this is a special kind of episode. This "prime time show" is probably shortened to "prime" among insiders, as I've also seen videos titled things like "Star Academy Season 3 Prime 1" in search results.
HTH
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Note added at 42 mins (2013-10-15 10:04:57 GMT)
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If you'd like to make it clearer in the text, you could perhaps just call it a "live episode", as many other talent shows also have them.
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Comment: "Thank you Maciej and Lamis and Fida. After doing some research I found the most probable origin of the word "prime" is prime-time. But this is the big weekly or bi-weekly live show. Thank you for your great help."
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3 hrs
Lamis Maalouf
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
D.D.S, Education plus experience
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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4
Top/Best
It seems that you are looking for the meaning in the context. I checked several links from the program and it seems that they have many "Primes" meaning competitions to show the best. So in each "Prime" they choose the best competitors.
http://gate.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/13/87/405314/أخبار/صحاف...
http://gate.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/13/87/405314/أخبار/صحاف...
Peer comment(s):
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Mohamed Hosni
: أأي من سيصنف في الدرجة الأولى في المنافسة أوالمسابقةTop ,best or top flight
3 days 22 hrs
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شكراً جزيلاً
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8 hrs
"Contestant Selection" Episode
Not being an avid watcher of reality shows I would assume if this is what happens during the "prime" episode then we could possibly call it that.
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