Jan 22, 2011 21:47
13 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Jordan
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Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, English
الباب الذي تأتي منه الريح .. اغلقه واستريح
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Anyone know a good English equivalent to this?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Close the door from which the wind blows and relax |
Nesrin
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| 5 | see which way the wind is blowing |
Eid Ibrahim
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Proposed translations
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Close the door from which the wind blows and relax
I'm not sure if there is an English equivalent, but this is a literal, idiomatic translation which seems widely available on the internet (284 Google hits), including e.g:
Proverbs > RelaxClose the door from which the wind blows and relax. Arabic Proverb. 3. If ...
www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/keywords/relax/
Close the door from which the wind blows and relax.Close the door from which the wind blows and relax. - Arabic Proverbs - one ...
Arabic rhyming proverbs - Wikiquote6 Jul 2010 ... The following is a list of rhyming proverbs in the Arabic language ... Close the door from which the wind blows and relax. ...
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arabic_rhyming_proverbs -
"A crow a crow's eyes doesn't peck." (Bulgarian proverb) " Close the door from which the wind blows and relax." (Arabic proverb) ...
www.audioenglish.net/.../hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy.htm
www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/source/a/arabic_proverb...
Proverbs > RelaxClose the door from which the wind blows and relax. Arabic Proverb. 3. If ...
www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/keywords/relax/
Close the door from which the wind blows and relax.Close the door from which the wind blows and relax. - Arabic Proverbs - one ...
Arabic rhyming proverbs - Wikiquote6 Jul 2010 ... The following is a list of rhyming proverbs in the Arabic language ... Close the door from which the wind blows and relax. ...
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arabic_rhyming_proverbs -
"A crow a crow's eyes doesn't peck." (Bulgarian proverb) " Close the door from which the wind blows and relax." (Arabic proverb) ...
www.audioenglish.net/.../hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy.htm
www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/source/a/arabic_proverb...
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Eid Ibrahim
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
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English
Egypt
EN15038:2006 Translator Nr. S2011 04
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
see which way the wind is blowing
or you can sa (door where the wind comes from, close it and relax yourself)
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/see which way the wind i...
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/see which way the wind i...
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your input. |
Peer comment(s):
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Nesrin
: This idiom, as per your link, means "to see how a situation is developing before you make a decision about it"
1 hr
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| neutral |
Samir Sami
: بالعامية المصرية نشوف الجو عامل ازاي. Please consider the particular differences bet. idioms.
8 hrs
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