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Arabic translation: يلتهم / يأكل بنهم وشهية

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English term or phrase:	chow down
Arabic translation:	يلتهم / يأكل بنهم وشهية
Entered by:	Muhammad Atallah

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11:24 Jul 25, 2010

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Social Sciences - Food & Dairy

English term or phrase: chow down

baby chows down on large watermelon

naizzzak KudoZ activity Questions: 20 (6 open) Answers: 5 Yemen
Local time: 07:54

يأكل بنهم وشهية

Explanation:
chow down: to eat food, especially a lot of food, quickly or in an enthusiastic way.

It is similar in meaning to the British term 'tuck in'.

Selected response from:

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 06:54

Grading comment

dear mohammed i believe your interpretation is most suited
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

يلتهم

Fahd Hassanein

يأكل بنهم وشهية

Muhammad Atallah

استغرق فى الاكل

Morano El-Kholy

يجلس ليتناول

Nadia Ayoub

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

يلتهم

Explanation:
أو يأكل

Fahd Hassanein
Egypt
Local time: 06:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16

9 mins confidence:

يجلس ليتناول

Explanation:
Chow down
Meaning

Sit down to eat - similar in meaning to the British term 'tuck in'.
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/92700.html

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 60

9 mins confidence:

يأكل بنهم وشهية

Explanation:
chow down: to eat food, especially a lot of food, quickly or in an enthusiastic way.

It is similar in meaning to the British term 'tuck in'.

Example sentence(s):

They chowed down on pizza after the game.

Reference: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/chow_7

Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 06:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

dear mohammed i believe your interpretation is most suited

1 day10 hrs confidence:

استغرق فى الاكل

Explanation:
أى أكل بنهم شديد ) مستخدما كل حواسه )

Morano El-Kholy
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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Jul 27, 2010 - Changes made by Muhammad Atallah:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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