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a one-in-ten-thousand lemon

Arabic translation: سيارة معيبة من بين عشرة ألاف سيارة


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English term or phrase:a one-in-ten-thousand lemon
Arabic translation:سيارة معيبة من بين عشرة ألاف سيارة
Entered by: Ahmed Samir
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11:27 Jun 10, 2010
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Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: a one-in-ten-thousand lemon
Context:
Sometimes things beyond our control make our decisions work out poorly. A water main may break on the street we decide to take to work. A car purchase may be a one-in-ten-thousand lemon.
Ahmed Samir
Local time: 11:55
سيارة معيبة من بين عشرة ألاف سيارة
Explanation:
والمقصود هو الحظ العاثر في الوقوع في سيارة معيبة من بين العديد من السيارات الصالحة
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hassan zekry
Local time: 11:55
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thanks
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4 +2سيارة معيبة من بين عشرة ألاف سيارة
hassan zekry


  

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سيارة معيبة من بين عشرة ألاف سيارة


Explanation:
والمقصود هو الحظ العاثر في الوقوع في سيارة معيبة من بين العديد من السيارات الصالحة

hassan zekry
Local time: 11:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 139
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agree  Tamer Mahmoud
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agree  abdelmajid fouad
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