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Arabic translation: عشوائي في طريقته


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English term or phrase:hit-and-miss
Arabic translation:عشوائي في طريقته
Entered by: WalidmUK
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12:17 Oct 13, 2009
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: hit-and-miss
He is a hit-and-miss tutor. His classes are sometimes informative and others boring.
WalidmUK
Local time: 07:12
عشوائي في طريقته
Explanation:
يفتقد التنظيم
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hit-or-miss
Selected response from:

Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 08:12
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5مرة تصيب ومرة تخيب
hassan zekry
4 +1عشوائي في طريقتهZoubida Hamdaoui
4 +1لايعتمد عليه/لايمكن الاعتماد عليه
Ziad Alghamdi
4معلم متقلب/يدرس كيفما اتفق
Shazly
4أستاذ يدرس وفق أسس إعتباطية فأحيانا يصيب و أحيانا أخرى يخطئ
Tarik Boussetta


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
مرة تصيب ومرة تخيب


Explanation:
Sometimes succeeding and sometimes not.



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Note added at 3 mins (2009-10-13 12:21:18 GMT)
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ينجح مرة ويفشل أخري

hassan zekry
Local time: 08:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 84
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
لايعتمد عليه/لايمكن الاعتماد عليه


Explanation:
unreliable

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-10-13 12:31:26 GMT)
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http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/hit-or-miss

Ziad Alghamdi
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 09:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ghada Samir
1 hr
  -> Thanks Ms. Ghada
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
عشوائي في طريقته


Explanation:
يفتقد التنظيم
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hit-or-miss

Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 08:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Gaafar
56 mins
  -> Many thanks Mohamed Gaafar
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
أستاذ يدرس وفق أسس إعتباطية فأحيانا يصيب و أحيانا أخرى يخطئ


Explanation:
أستاذ يدرس وفق أسس إعتباطية فأحيانا يصيب و أحيانا أخرى يخطئ

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 06:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
معلم متقلب/يدرس كيفما اتفق


Explanation:
معلم متقلب/يدرس كيفما اتفق

Shazly
Egypt
Local time: 08:12
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 28
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