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come to one's senses

Arabic translation: يرجع إلى رشده/صوابه


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English term or phrase:come to one's senses
Arabic translation:يرجع إلى رشده/صوابه
Entered by: Lamis Maalouf
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15:42 Dec 26, 2009
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: come to one's senses
definition: "Return to thinking or behaving sensibly and reasonably"
GilleR
يرجع إلى رشده/صوابه
Explanation:
اقتراح
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Lamis Maalouf
Local time: 03:00
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8يرجع إلى رشده/صوابه
Lamis Maalouf
5 +1يثوب إلى رشده
yzmohasseb
5أفاق إلى صوابه-رشده/استيقظ من سبات غفلته
Khaled Basuraidah
4يرجع إلى عقله
einass
4يعود عن غيه
Tarik Boussetta
4يستعيد المرء رشده / يعود للمرء وعيه
Jafar Filfil


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
come to one\'s senses
يرجع إلى رشده/صوابه


Explanation:
اقتراح


    Reference: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3272908/Words-Expressions-and-Idio...
Lamis Maalouf
Local time: 03:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Abdel-Moneim: Perfect!
10 mins

agree  Jafar Filfil: I agree
17 mins

agree  Lina SM
5 hrs

agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
7 hrs

agree  Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
9 hrs

agree  mohamed elkhateeb
13 hrs

agree  sarax999
1 day20 hrs

agree  ahmadwadan.com
2 days2 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يستعيد المرء رشده / يعود للمرء وعيه


Explanation:
أو يستعيد المرء إدراكه
أو يعود له عقله
Return to thinking or behaving sensibly and reasonably; recover consciousness. For example, I wish he'd come to his senses and stop playing around.
http://www.answers.com/topic/come-to-one-s-senses

Jafar Filfil
Bulgaria
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
يثوب إلى رشده


Explanation:
Although equivalent in meaning to what's posted, it's idiomatically used with the verb "يثوب"
which means comes back...

yzmohasseb
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Arabic

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agree  asmaa dahab
18 hrs
  -> Thanks Asmaa !
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يعود عن غيه


Explanation:
يعود عن غيه

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 day4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
أفاق إلى صوابه-رشده/استيقظ من سبات غفلته


Explanation:
كلمات وعبارات تؤدي نفس المعنى

Khaled Basuraidah
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 11:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يرجع إلى عقله


Explanation:
يرجع إلى عقله

einass
Local time: 10:00
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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Jan 1, 2010 - Changes made by Lamis Maalouf:
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