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مطوح في

English translation: Procrastinating


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Arabic term or phrase:يمطوح في
English translation:Procrastinating
Entered by: Khalid W
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20:56 Dec 20, 2011
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Arabic term or phrase: مطوح في
عشان المجلس عمال يمطوح فى القضية

This is a phrase in Egyptian dialect...I'm guessing from context it means something like "sidestepping"?

Here, it is occurring in an oral interview with an Egyptian political activist.

thanks!
Khalid
Khalid W
Local time: 20:22
Procrastinating
Explanation:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/procrasti...
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Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Local time: 02:22
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3ProcrastinatingMai Mowafy
4equivocating with
hassan zekry
3drag/delay
Soamo19


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Procrastinating


Explanation:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/procrasti...

Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Local time: 02:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
equivocating with


Explanation:
the council keeps equivocating the case.
equivocate = يراوغ / يؤجل / يلف ويدور حول موضوع


hassan zekry
Local time: 02:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 47
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
drag/delay


Explanation:
drag/delay

Soamo19
Singapore
Local time: 08:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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