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Panic stations

Arabic translation: حالة تأهب

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English term or phrase:	Panic station
Arabic translation:	حالة تأهب
Entered by:	Shazly

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08:44 May 8, 2007

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Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Sense of taste

English term or phrase: Panic stations

The burn of the chilli starts to kick in the moment you take a bite. A chemical called capsaicin fires off the pain receptors in the tongue. So your tongue feels like its on fire, and your body thinks it’s suddenly way too hot. It’s panic stations.

Could it be نوبات ذعر?

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حالة تأهب

Explanation:
حالة احتشاد
Panic stations
A time when you feel extremely anxious and you must act quickly because something needs to be done urgently.
No matter how organized you think you are, one hour before the show starts it's panic stations.

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Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 11:44

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Summary of answers provided

مواقف هلع

hanysalah

حالات تيقظ أو تنبه

Hani Hassaan

مأوي للذعر

zax

حالة تأهب

Shazly

Discussion entries: 2

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11 mins confidence:

panic stations حالات تيقظ أو تنبه

Explanation:
plural noun treated as sing. Brit. informal a state of alarm or emergency.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/panicstations?view=uk

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-05-08 08:59:15 GMT)
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يقصد هنا أن الإنسان بعد قضمه للفلفل الحار، تنطلق مادية كميائية ويتم إعطاء رسالة للمخ على أن تلك الحالة من الحالات التي تسترعي الانتباه أو التيقظ أو الحذر. يمكنك أختي الكريمة أن تترجميها أيضا على أنها الحالات التي تستدعي الانتباه أو الحذر.

Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Local time: 11:44
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