Glossary entry (derived from question below)
عربي term or phrase:
تشيب من هولها الولدان
أنجليزي translation:
Make the blood run cold
Added to glossary by
Firas Allouzi
Aug 11, 2012 15:27
11 yrs ago
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عربي term
المملكة المتحدة
Professional
Native in: عربي (Variant: Jordanian)
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي
تشيب من هولها الولدان
عربي إلى أنجليزي
القانون/براءات الاختراع
الدين
بيننا وبينك ليالي ووقائع تشيب من هولها الولدان
This statement is part of a threatening letter sent to X from some country, to be translated for the British government.
What I need is the idiomatic meaning in English, no literal translation please!
Any suggestions?
Thank you
This statement is part of a threatening letter sent to X from some country, to be translated for the British government.
What I need is the idiomatic meaning in English, no literal translation please!
Any suggestions?
Thank you
Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
Proposed translations
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10 دقائق
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Make your blood run cold
As far as I know, there is no equivalent idiom in English involving kids ― it's just the Arab way to describe how horrible a thing would be.
Note from asker:
| I was thinking of the same. Thank you. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for some excellent suggestions"
6 دقائق
Liliane Hatem
لبنان
لبنان
Native in عربي
&
أنجليزي
لبنان
Fast and reliable
Native in: أنجليزي 
, عربي
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, عربي إلى فرنسي, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
astonishingly horrible
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7 دقائق
Mai Mowafy
مصر
مصر
Native in عربي
Specializes in field
مصر
Simultaneous Interpreter EngArabic
Native in: عربي
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي
Related KudoZ points
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12
Make the children white haired
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12 دقائق
Hasna Chakir
المغرب
المغرب
Native in عربي
المغرب
A good translation shortens distances!
Native in: عربي , فرنسي
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, فرنسي إلى عربي, إيطالي إلى عربي, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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36
genuinely//really/terribly/appallingly tragic
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3 ساعات
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in عربي
Works in field
Quality stands out...
Native in: عربي
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, فرنسي إلى عربي, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
81
16 ساعات
frighten the living daylights out of someone; scare the living daylights out of someone
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-08-12 08:46:15 GMT)
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In case you want a modification of the nights and events, I would say:
Nights and events of heart-stopping horror/blood-curdling horror.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-08-12 08:46:15 GMT)
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In case you want a modification of the nights and events, I would say:
Nights and events of heart-stopping horror/blood-curdling horror.
2 أيام 17 ساعات
Fahim Hoosen
جنوب أفريقيا
جنوب أفريقيا
Native in أنجليزي
Specializes in field
جنوب أفريقيا
Arabic-English Legal/Islamic Translator
Native in: أنجليزي (Variants: Canadian, UK, US, British, South African)
Works in: عربي إلى أنجليزي, أنجليزي إلى عربي
Related KudoZ points
:
12
the terror of which will turn even children's hair grey
Its an expression used in the Quran (73:17) to describe the terrors on the day of judgement and can be rendered as "the terror of which will turn even children's hair grey"
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