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بل كانت تؤدب

English translation: to discipline


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Arabic term or phrase:بل كانت تؤدب
English translation:to discipline
Entered by: Haytham Boles
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02:58 May 27, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Religion / a short autobiography
Arabic term or phrase: بل كانت تؤدب
عملت معلمة في مدرسة ... فخدمت المجتمع وربت اجيال ... بدون اي انحياز لاي طائفة او دين، بل كانت تؤدب ابنها قبل الجميع
Haytham Boles
United States
Local time: 03:13
to discipline
Explanation:
rather, she used to discipline her son before anyone else.
Selected response from:

Samaa Zeitoun
Local time: 12:13
Grading comment
I find this answer as most helpful. Thanks also for the other answerer for his help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4to discipline
Samaa Zeitoun
5 -1she used to correct her own son
Abdelmonem Samir


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
she used to correct her own son


Explanation:
straighten out her own son

Abdelmonem Samir
Local time: 12:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Noell: The term refers to educating and disciplining her own son. Correcting him would refer merely to a wrong statement he made which is not the case.
37 mins
  -> Thanks, actually "dicipline" was the one I'm looking for.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
to discipline


Explanation:
rather, she used to discipline her son before anyone else.

Samaa Zeitoun
Local time: 12:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I find this answer as most helpful. Thanks also for the other answerer for his help.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a lot Samaa. Your answer was quite helpful!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noell
35 mins
  -> Thank you Noell
agree  Abdelmonem Samir
40 mins
  -> Thank you Abdelmonem
agree  Nadia Ayoub
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Nadia
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
13 hrs
  -> Thank you
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