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achilles' heel

Arabic translation: نقطة ضعف "كعب أخيل"


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English term or phrase:achilles' heel
Arabic translation:نقطة ضعف "كعب أخيل"
Entered by: Assem Mazloum
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English term or phrase: achilles' heel
the debate shows up the achilles' heel of the government
nonna girl
Egypt
Local time: 17:06
نقطة ضعف "كعب أخيل"
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أصاب الجدل الحكومة في مقتل
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Assem Mazloum
Syria
Local time: 17:06
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4نقطة ضعف "كعب أخيل"
Assem Mazloum
4 +2نقطة ضعف
sally bassiouni
4الخلل/القصورhalani
4كعب أخيلاس (ثغراتeinass
3 +1أخطاء /عيوب / ضعف
hassan zekry


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
achilles\' heel
نقطة ضعف


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sally bassiouni
Egypt
Local time: 17:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mohamed elkhateeb
8 mins

agree  Muhammad Atallah: Also مَوطن الضعف
22 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
أخطاء /عيوب / ضعف


Explanation:
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hassan zekry
Egypt
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mohamed elkhateeb
8 mins
  -> thanks Mr. Mohamed
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
نقطة ضعف "كعب أخيل"


Explanation:
*

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Note added at 4 mins (2009-11-10 13:56:15 GMT)
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أو
أصاب الجدل الحكومة في مقتل

Assem Mazloum
Syria
Local time: 17:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alaa Abdulsalam
3 mins

agree  mohamed elkhateeb
8 mins

agree  Mohamed Gaafar: أصاب الجدل الحكومة في مقتل
15 mins

agree  ghassan al-Alem
14 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
كعب أخيلاس (ثغرات


Explanation:
كعب أخيلاس (ثغرات
المقصود أنه ثغرات يمكن المتعدى أو العدو من الدخول من خلالها أو التحايل عن طريقها

einass
Egypt
Local time: 17:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
الخلل/القصور


Explanation:
الخلل، القصور

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 19:06
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 3
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