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hit the shelves

Arabic translation: تغزو الأسواق


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English term or phrase:hit the shelves
Arabic translation:تغزو الأسواق
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17:29 Apr 16, 2010
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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: hit the shelves
3D televisions hit the shelves next week.
-->to arrive in stores, be available commercially
GilleR
تغزو الأسواق
Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4تغزو الأسواق
Nadia Ayoub
5تنزل إلى الأسواق
Ali Al-Saqqa
5تغزو الأسواق
Fahd Hassanein
4تجتاح الأسواق
Myrtrad1
4mostly avaiable on the marketsfathia haider
3تصل الأسواق
WalidmUK


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
تغزو الأسواق


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
تغزو الأسواق


Explanation:
تغزو أو تحتل

Fahd Hassanein
Egypt
Local time: 08:13
Works in field
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
تنزل إلى الأسواق


Explanation:
something will hit the shelves next week means that it will be available by then, it have nothing to do with the quantity.

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=705209
"Something "hits the shelves" when it arrives in the shops."

http://www.andrewbiggs.com/smf/index.php?topic=49.0
"Actually, "to hit the shelves" means (for a book) "to be released" or "to start being sold."

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kimonodekabuki/50029359.html
"“hit the shelves”
To hit the shelves means to became available to consumers."

http://www.arabnokia.net/showthread.php?t=599836
"It will be available in n Midnight Black and Sparkling White and will hit the shelves in Q4 2008"

additional resource/reference :
http://www.absba.org/archive/index.php/t-716012-p-51.html

Example sentence(s):
  • "The new Green Day CD hits the shelves next week" or "the new PS3 games will hit the shelves in time for Christmas".
  • أحدث الموبايلات التي نزلت الى الأسواق في2010
Ali Al-Saqqa
Palestine
Local time: 08:13
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mostly avaiable on the markets


Explanation:
The target term required should go the merchandise, commodities and their heavy locality commercially, in the market places as well and their acknowledgement by clients or custmors.

Example sentence(s):
  • Micle Jacksons works hit the shelves shortly after his death
fathia haider
Local time: 09:13
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
تصل الأسواق


Explanation:
تصل الأسواق

WalidmUK
Local time: 07:13
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
تجتاح الأسواق


Explanation:
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Note added at 18 heures (2010-04-17 12:22:08 GMT)
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تجتاح المحلات التجارية

Myrtrad1
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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