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متشرنقاً

English translation: recoiling/shrinking from/shunning/shying away from


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Arabic term or phrase:متشرنقاً
English translation:recoiling/shrinking from/shunning/shying away from
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub
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17:16 Sep 11, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: متشرنقاً
متشرنقاً أمام زحام مرتادي سوق سماء ببضاعته الرخيصة
alperetto
recoiling/shrinking from/shunning
Explanation:
re·coil   /v. rɪˈkɔɪl; n. ˈriˌkɔɪl, rɪˈkɔɪl/ Show Spelled[v. ri-koil; n. ree-koil, ri-koil] Show IPA
–verb (used without object)
1. to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/recoil

Also:
steering clear of/shying away from
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 12:59
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2recoiling/shrinking from/shunning
Nadia Ayoub
3 +1cocooning
Ali Al-Saqqa


Discussion entries: 2





  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cocooning


Explanation:
cocooning

Ali Al-Saqqa
Palestine
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mona Helal: cocooned
9 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
recoiling/shrinking from/shunning


Explanation:
re·coil   /v. rɪˈkɔɪl; n. ˈriˌkɔɪl, rɪˈkɔɪl/ Show Spelled[v. ri-koil; n. ree-koil, ri-koil] Show IPA
–verb (used without object)
1. to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/recoil

Also:
steering clear of/shying away from

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans: shying away from
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks Sktrans :)

agree  Amira A Wahab: shunning
12 hrs
  -> Many thanks Amira :)
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Changes made by editors
Sep 25, 2010 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Sep 13, 2010 - Changes made by eltorgomania:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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