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Burn one's bridges

Arabic translation: يقطع طريق التراجع - يحرق خط الرجعة


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English term or phrase:Burn one's bridges
Arabic translation:يقطع طريق التراجع - يحرق خط الرجعة
Entered by: Randa F
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22:34 Dec 3, 2009
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English term or phrase: Burn one's bridges
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atefwasfy
Local time: 10:00
يقطع طريق التراجع - يحرق خط الرجعة
Explanation:
usually said as
يقطع على نفسه طريق التراجع
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Randa F
Lebanon
Local time: 11:00
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4يقطع طريق التراجع - يحرق خط الرجعة
Randa F
5 +1يحرق جسوره
Noha Kamal, PhD.
4 +1قطع شعرة معاوية
Nadia Ayoub
4لا تعزل نفسك/ لاتتقوقع على نفسك/
einass
3لا تحرق جميع جسور تواصلك مع الآخرين
WalidmUK
Summary of reference entries provided
this discussion may help you
Saleh Al-Qammaari

  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
burn one's bridges
لا تحرق جميع جسور تواصلك مع الآخرين


Explanation:
لا تحرق جميع جسور تواصلك مع الآخرين
لا تحرم نفسك من فرص محتملة
e.g. http://1-www.asharqalarabi.org.uk/mu-sa/sahafa-1015.htm

WalidmUK
Local time: 09:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ghada Samir: Don't u think it contradicts to the meaning itself
4 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
burn one's bridges
قطع شعرة معاوية


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 178

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muhammad Abdulfattah AHMAD: I like this suggestion. How lovely that we adapt the language to our culture by quoting our heritage!
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks Muhammad :)
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
burn one's bridges
يحرق جسوره


Explanation:
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=122532

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ghada Samir
3 mins
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
burn one's bridges
لا تعزل نفسك/ لاتتقوقع على نفسك/


Explanation:
لا تعزل نفسك/ لاتتقوقع على نفسك/

einass
Local time: 10:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
burn one's bridges
يقطع طريق التراجع - يحرق خط الرجعة


Explanation:
usually said as
يقطع على نفسه طريق التراجع

Randa F
Lebanon
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  the Train: Agree.
5 hrs

agree  Dr. Ola
6 hrs

agree  sarax999
1 day1 hr

agree  Mohsin Alabdali
1 day8 hrs
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: this discussion may help you

Reference information:
http://www.wata.cc/forums/showthread.php?t=25712

Regards

Saleh Al-Qammaari
Egypt
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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