Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
أطار الشرر
English translation:
A thundering slap
Added to glossary by
forevergrateful
Feb 19, 2014 10:21
10 yrs ago
Arabic term
Native in: Arabic 
أطار الشرر
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Novels
ما كان بيد الطبيب المسكين ـ الذي فقد صوابه ـ من حيلةٍ إلا أن صفع المريض كفاً أطار الشرر من بين عينيه
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | A thundering slap |
A.K Janjelo
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| 5 +1 | strongly frightened and traumatized him |
Awad Balaish
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| 4 +1 | knocked sense into him |
Zeinab Alayan (X)
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| 4 +1 | made the sparks fly |
Fahim Hoosen
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| 5 | that brought him to his senses |
sabbar
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Proposed translations
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17 mins
A.K Janjelo
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in Arabic
&
English
Lebanon
“Translation…bridges connecting nations”
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
A thundering slap
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the helpful suggestion!"
+1
3 hrs
Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Saudi Arabia
Translation is an informative profission
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
22
strongly frightened and traumatized him
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lamis Maalouf
: نعم أظن أن الوصف هو لما حدث عند المريض، لست متأكدة من وجود مرادف بديل ولكن هذا جيد
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thank you Lamis
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+1
10 hrs
knocked sense into him
I can't be too sure of this because you didn't say what the patient was doing, but I would say...
He gave him a slap that knocked sense back into him
or
... a slap so hard it knocked sense back into him.
He gave him a slap that knocked sense back into him
or
... a slap so hard it knocked sense back into him.
+1
18 hrs
Fahim Hoosen
South Africa
South Africa
Native in English
South Africa
Arabic-English Legal/Islamic Translator
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, UK, US, British, South African)
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
made the sparks fly
Its a mode of expression as per the links below
6 days
that brought him to his senses
a thundering slap that brought him to his senses.
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