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make a beeline

Arabic translation: يتوجه رأسا إلى


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English term or phrase:make a beeline
Arabic translation:يتوجه رأسا إلى
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15:23 May 10, 2010
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English term or phrase: make a beeline
make a beeline
einass
Local time: 00:40
يتوجه رأسا إلى
Explanation:
make a beeline for someone or something
Fig. to head straight toward someone or something. (Alludes to the straight flight of a bee.) Billy came into the kitchen and made a beeline for the cookies. After the game, we all made a beeline for John, who was serving cold drinks.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/make a beeline for
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 00:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2يتوجه رأسا إلى
Nadia Ayoub
5يتحرك في خط مستقيم/يسلك أقرب الطرق
Noha Kamal, PhD.
4أن تتوجه مباشرة نحو
Tarik Boussetta


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
يتحرك في خط مستقيم/يسلك أقرب الطرق


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 00:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 52
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
يتوجه رأسا إلى


Explanation:
make a beeline for someone or something
Fig. to head straight toward someone or something. (Alludes to the straight flight of a bee.) Billy came into the kitchen and made a beeline for the cookies. After the game, we all made a beeline for John, who was serving cold drinks.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/make a beeline for

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 00:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 178
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Omar Harb
21 mins
  -> Many thanks Omar :)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Saleh :)
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
أن تتوجه مباشرة نحو


Explanation:
أن تتوجه مباشرة نحو
شخص أو شيئ ما

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/beeline

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 22:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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May 10, 2010 - Changes made by Mohamed Kamel:
Language pairArabic to English => English to Arabic


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