من الممزقة ومن الرثة

English translation: bruised and battered

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Arabic term or phrase:من الممزقة ومن الرثة
English translation:bruised and battered
Entered by: Maureen Millington-Brodie

01:22 Nov 11, 2007
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: من الممزقة ومن الرثة
نفور الانتلجنسيا العربية الممزقة من جهة والرثة من جهة أخرى من التطبيع، لن يلغي احتمالات السلام الحتمية في المنطقة، والذي هو السبيل التي التغيير الشام
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I'm not quite sure how the expression usually goes, but it seems to be some variation on this....any ideas? The writer's Jordanian.
Khalid W
Local time: 23:29
bruised and battered
Explanation:
this is the equivalent GB English idiom
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:29
Grading comment
Thanks, that's the most natural phrase in American English too.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1torn and Tattered
Salam Alrawi
3 +1the torn and the seedy
Mohsin Alabdali
4bruised and battered
Maureen Millington-Brodie


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
torn and Tattered


Explanation:
torn = ممزقة

tattered = بالية

if بالية is similar to رثة then I guess this can work,
I am sorry but don't know about seedy (may be it can work, may be not), I just don't know about it,

Thank you and hope this can help,
Dr. Salam


Salam Alrawi
United States
Local time: 22:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdallah Ali: I guess both words work depending on how harsh the author is. Well, his/her ideology is quite clear.
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the torn and the seedy


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-11 06:00:20 GMT)
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seedy = رث = shabby

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 06:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdallah Ali: I guess both words work depending on how harsh the author is. Well, his/her ideology is quite clear.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bruised and battered


Explanation:
this is the equivalent GB English idiom

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks, that's the most natural phrase in American English too.
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