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Arabic translation: أن تعيش في الفقر


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English term or phrase:live from hand to mouth
Arabic translation:أن تعيش في الفقر
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15:24 May 10, 2010
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English term or phrase: live from hand to mouth
live from hand to mouth
einass
Local time: 00:40
أن تعيش في الفقر
Explanation:
أن تعيش في الفقر

في وضعية مزرية

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Note added at 6 mins (2010-05-10 15:30:49 GMT)
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تعيش على الكفاف
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/live from hand to mouth

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Note added at 4 days (2010-05-15 14:26:22 GMT) Post-grading
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you're welcome Einass:)
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Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 22:40
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1يعيشون على قوت يومهم
Omar Harb
4 +2عيشة الكفافAhmad Hafeez
4 +1أن تعيش في الفقر
Tarik Boussetta


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
يعيشون على قوت يومهم


Explanation:
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/Arabic...

Omar Harb
Spain
Local time: 00:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amira A Wahab
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Amira
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
عيشة الكفاف


Explanation:
يعيشون عيشة الكفاف
بالعامية المصرية "اللي جاي قد اللي رايح"

Ahmad Hafeez
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
3 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr
  -> Thanks
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
أن تعيش في الفقر


Explanation:
أن تعيش في الفقر

في وضعية مزرية

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2010-05-10 15:30:49 GMT)
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تعيش على الكفاف
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/live from hand to mouth

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 days (2010-05-15 14:26:22 GMT) Post-grading
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you're welcome Einass:)

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 22:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ahmadwadan.com: تعيش على الكفاف
16 hrs
  -> Thx dear Ahmad:)
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May 10, 2010 - Changes made by Mohamed Kamel:
Language pairArabic to English => English to Arabic


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