set awhile

Arabic translation: ليجلسوا هنيهة

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English term or phrase:	set awhile
Arabic translation:	ليجلسوا هنيهة
Entered by:	Gharbeia (X)

20:31 Nov 3, 2003

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary

English term or phrase: set awhile

Sometimeson Sundays the boy walked with his parents to set awhile at one of the distant cabins. Sometimes they went to the meetin' house.

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ليجلسوا هنيهة

Explanation:
It is "to sit a while." This style of writing imiates colloquial speech patterns.

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Note added at 2003-11-03 21:07:39 (GMT) Post-grading
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Typo correction: imitates, not imiates.

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Fuad Yahya

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Oh, I see. Thanks again, Fuad.
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5 +3

ليجلسوا هنيهة

Fuad Yahya

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peer agreement (net): +3

ليجلسوا هنيهة

Fuad Yahya
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Oh, I see. Thanks again, Fuad.

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