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أن عقله ضاق فاتسع لسانه

English translation: empty drums bang loudly

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04:04 Feb 26, 2007

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy

Arabic term or phrase: أن عقله ضاق فاتسع لسانه

أن يقال عن تيار إسلامي بأنه عربة فارغة تحدث جلبة أو أن عقله ضاق فاتسع لسانه ، إن الأمر أكبر من ذلك
Any suggestions for both analogies? Thanks

sithanem KudoZ activity Questions: 316 (1 open) (7 without valid answers) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 13
Local time: 07:18

English translation:empty drums bang loudly

Explanation:
that makes sense to native English language speakers

Selected response from:

Sam Berner
Local time: 22:18

Grading comment

Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

empty drums bang loudly

Sam Berner

4 +1

A narrow mind has a broad tongue

Mohamed Ghazal

Narrow minded people have big mouths

duraid

eloquence without substance

Yasser El Helw

small brain, big mouth

zax

Answers

34 mins confidence:

Narrow minded people have big mouths

Explanation:
المثل أعلاه هو تحوير مثل عربي وهو
من ضاق صدره اتسع لسانه
http://www.rayaam.net/22004/07/24/colum/colum12.htm

Regards

duraid
Australia
Local time: 22:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

35 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

empty drums bang loudly

Explanation:
that makes sense to native English language speakers

Sam Berner
Local time: 22:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Thank you

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

A narrow mind has a broad tongue

Explanation:

Example sentence(s):

http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Sharifian-Conversation.html
http://www.playwinningpoker.com/articles/01/21.html

Reference: http://www.ruddles.co.uk/realwisdom.php
Reference: http://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Armenian-Americans.ht...

Mohamed Ghazal
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

6 hrs confidence:

eloquence without substance

Explanation:
Hope it helps!

Yasser El Helw
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 days8 hrs confidence:

small brain, big mouth

Explanation:
*

zax
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English

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أن عقله ضاق فاتسع لسانه

English translation: empty drums bang loudly

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