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He leads a dog's life

Arabic translation: يحيا حياة بائسة


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English term or phrase:He leads a dog's life
Arabic translation:يحيا حياة بائسة
Entered by: hassan zekry
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20:57 Dec 4, 2009
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English term or phrase: He leads a dog's life
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atefwasfy
Local time: 10:00
يحيا حياة بائسة
Explanation:
dog's life = A miserably unhappy existence.

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hassan zekry
Local time: 10:00
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8يحيا حياة بائسة
hassan zekry
5عيشته تصعب على الكافر
Hervana
4 +1يعيش حياة بائسة
Nadia Ayoub
4يحيا حياة الذل / الهوان
einass
4هو يحيا حياة مليئة بالقلق
Jafar Filfil
4بائس ذليل
Mohsin Alabdali
2 +1يعيش حياة تعيسة
WalidmUK


Discussion entries: 11





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
he leads a dog's life
يحيا حياة بائسة


Explanation:
dog's life = A miserably unhappy existence.



hassan zekry
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 24
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Al-Qammaari
4 mins
  -> thanks Mr. Saleh
agree  Ghada Samir
19 mins
  -> thanks Ms. Ghada
agree  siba chehab
1 hr
  -> thanks Siba
agree  Rehab_Gamil: agree thanx
2 hrs
  -> thanks Ms. Rehab
agree  Ziad Alghamdi
3 hrs
  -> thanks Mr. Ziad
agree  sarax999
8 hrs
  -> thanks Ms. Fatima
agree  mohamed elkhateeb
18 hrs
  -> thanks Mr. Mohamed
agree  Dr. Ola
1 day2 hrs
  -> thanks Ms. Drola
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he leads a dog's life
يعيش حياة بائسة


Explanation:
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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  Dr. Ola
1 day2 hrs
  -> Many thanks Drola :)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he leads a dog's life
هو يحيا حياة مليئة بالقلق


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&q=He leads...

Jafar Filfil
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he leads a dog's life
يعيش حياة تعيسة


Explanation:
يعيش حياة تعيسة

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

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agree  Dr. Ola
1 day1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he leads a dog's life
يحيا حياة الذل / الهوان


Explanation:
يحيا حياة الذل / الهوان

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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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
he leads a dog's life
عيشته تصعب على الكافر


Explanation:
Since it is a proverb, why don't we use an Arabic equivalent?!

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-12-05 02:05:50 GMT)
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or
حالته تصعب على الكافر
http://www.aljazeeratalk.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-75202...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-12-05 02:18:37 GMT)
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or
حاله يعصب على الكافر
(كل هذه الصيغات صحيحة ومستخدمة)

Example sentence(s):
  • He's been leading a dog's life since his wife left him.
Hervana
Egypt
Local time: 10:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he leads a dog\'s life
بائس ذليل


Explanation:
.

Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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Dec 18, 2009 - Changes made by hassan zekry:
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