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Beat swords into ploughshares

Arabic translation: من السيوف إلى المناجل


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English term or phrase:Beat swords into ploughshares
Arabic translation:من السيوف إلى المناجل
Entered by: Mohsin Alabdali
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11:56 Feb 8, 2008
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English term or phrase: Beat swords into ploughshares
If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is 'plowshares'
huda al najar
Local time: 17:58
من السيوف إلى المناجل
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 10:58
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Summary of answers provided
5الإنفاق في اوجه الخير والإحسان
amky
5اللجوء إلى الأساليب السلمية
Lubna Asmar
5إدفع بالتي هي أحسنDoaa El Seify
5يستبدل البنادق بالمعاول
zkt
4من السيوف إلى المناجل
Mohsin Alabdali
4الانفاق على الخير لا العدوان
A-E-D
3يضع السيوف في اغمادها
Alexander Yeltsov
3يفرغ البارود ويملأ القنابل سنابلYasser El Helw


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beat swords into ploughshares
اللجوء إلى الأساليب السلمية


Explanation:
Turn to peaceful pursuits and away from war.


    Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/58575.html
Lubna Asmar
Lebanon
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
beat swords into ploughshares
الانفاق على الخير لا العدوان


Explanation:
موفقين

A-E-D
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
beat swords into ploughshares
يفرغ البارود ويملأ القنابل سنابل


Explanation:
إيه رأيك؟

Yasser El Helw
Local time: 07:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
beat swords into ploughshares
يضع السيوف في اغمادها


Explanation:
I think this interpretation is not too bad.

Alexander Yeltsov
Local time: 11:58
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beat swords into ploughshares
الإنفاق في اوجه الخير والإحسان


Explanation:
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amky
Local time: 10:58
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
beat swords into ploughshares
من السيوف إلى المناجل


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 10:58
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beat swords into ploughshares
يستبدل البنادق بالمعاول


Explanation:
just another proposition

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-02-08 18:04:57 GMT)
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يحولون البنادق معاول وينفقون على القضايا الإنسانية عوضًا عن الإنفاق على الأسلحة (شراء الأسلحة) - اقتراح

zkt
Lebanon
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beat swords into ploughshares
إدفع بالتي هي أحسن


Explanation:
وتكملتها كنص القرءان "فإذا الذي " بينك وبينه عداوة كأنه وليٌ حميم
صدق الله العظيم

Doaa El Seify
Canada
Local time: 01:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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Changes made by editors
Feb 11, 2008 - Changes made by Mohsin Alabdali:
Edited KOG entryMohsin Alabdali's old entry - "Beat swords into ploughshares " => "من السيوف إلى المناجل"
Feb 11, 2008 - Changes made by Mohsin Alabdali:
Edited KOG entryMohsin Alabdali's old entry - "Beat swords into ploughshares " => "من السيوف إلى المناجل"
Feb 11, 2008 - Changes made by Mohsin Alabdali:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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