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Arabic translation: عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل، شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب

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English term or phrase:	donkey work
Arabic translation:	عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل، شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب
Entered by:	ahmadwadan.com

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18:08 Dec 17, 2008

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English term or phrase: donkey work

I'm not going to do all the donkey work while you're lying on the sofa!

jankopolo KudoZ activity Questions: 187 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 09:59

عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل

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HTH

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ahmadwadan.com
Kuwait
Local time: 10:59

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4 +6

عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل

ahmadwadan.com

5 +5

شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب

Fuad Yahya

5 +2

الكدح أو العمل الشاق والممل

Mostafa MOUHIBE

ألعمل الشاق

Terjumaan

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل

Explanation:
HTH

ahmadwadan.com
Kuwait
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

الكدح أو العمل الشاق والممل

Explanation:
الكدح أو العمل الشاق والممل

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of:

Arabic

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب

Explanation:
The text involves a figure of speech. If at all possible, such a rhetorical device needs to be preserved, while at the same time keeping the translation within the idiomatic framework of the target language.

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 40

11 mins confidence:

ألعمل الشاق

Explanation:
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Terjumaan
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Urdu,

English

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Dec 31, 2008 - Changes made by ahmadwadan.com:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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donkey work

Arabic translation: عمل شاق، رتيب، مضني، ممل، شغل الحمير، شغل البغال، شغل الدواب

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