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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | Arabic term or phrase: يخرج من الباب كي يعود من النافذة | Interview with a Lebanese politician, who was asked about the possibility of his party joining an alliance. His response was:
نحن لم نخرج من الباب كي نعود من النافذة |
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United Arab Emirates
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| | English translation:we did not leave through the door just to come back in through the window | Explanation:
I think a literal translation would work well here. This isn't a common phrase in English, but I have heard the metaphor used before, and I think English speaking readers would understand all the implications. It's an interesting image. I like it. It does convey a small amount of foreignness, but I think that would work well with the subject matter. |
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Dareth Pray
Local time: 16:08
| Grading comment I agree, the literal expression works quite nicely and it's clear from the context and the rest of his answer what he means. Thanks!
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 we did not leave through the door just to come back in through the window
Explanation:
I think a literal translation would work well here. This isn't a common phrase in English, but I have heard the metaphor used before, and I think English speaking readers would understand all the implications. It's an interesting image. I like it. It does convey a small amount of foreignness, but I think that would work well with the subject matter.
| Dareth Pray
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | I agree, the literal expression works quite nicely and it's clear from the context and the rest of his answer what he means. Thanks! |
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