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Arabic translation: يشجب/يدين


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English term or phrase:cry foul
Arabic translation:يشجب/يدين
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10:36 Nov 9, 2005
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Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: cry foul
"Instead of acquiescing to the Bush administration's position, the European Union cried foul last week and embraced greater U.N. control."
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يشجب/يدين
Explanation:
cry foul

to say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal:
- The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.
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4 +5يشجب/يدين
ahmadwadan.com
4إنزعجوا إنزعاجا شديداًAwadh Balaish
4تظلّموا، صاحوا واظلماهFuad Yahya
2استهجانMona Helal


  

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إنزعجوا إنزعاجا شديداً


Explanation:
غضبوا غضب شديد

Awadh Balaish
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يشجب/يدين


Explanation:
cry foul

to say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal:
- The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.



    Reference: http://www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/cry+foul
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تظلّموا، صاحوا واظلماه


Explanation:
This idiom, also written

cried "foul"
cried Foul

is borrowed from sports. It is used whenever one party declares that an irregularity has taken place or that the existing situation itself involves unfairness.

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استهجان


Explanation:
استقباح

just a couple more suggestions

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Note added at 2 days 16 hrs 16 mins (2005-11-12 02:53:34 GMT)
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so for your context the term would be:
استهجن/استهجنت
اشتقبح/استقبحت

depending on the terminology you'd use for the remainder of the sentence.

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Changes made by editors
Jan 3, 2006 - Changes made by Fuad Yahya:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO
Jan 3, 2006 - Changes made by Fuad Yahya:
FieldOther => Social Sciences
Field (specific)Other => Government / Politics


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