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Let sleeping dogs lie

Arabic translation: دع الفتنة نائمة


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English term or phrase:Let sleeping dogs lie
Arabic translation:دع الفتنة نائمة
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15:24 May 10, 2010
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English term or phrase: Let sleeping dogs lie
Let sleeping dogs lie
einass
Local time: 00:40
دع الفتنة نائمة
Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Let sleeping dogs lie
Selected response from:

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 00:40
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5دع الفتنة نائمة
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5 +1لا تقدر البلاء قبل وقوعهAhmad Hafeez
4لا توقظ المشاكل
Tarik Boussetta


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
دع الفتنة نائمة


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Let sleeping dogs lie

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 00:40
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nadia Ayoub
3 mins

agree  NativeArabic
1 hr

agree  Saleh Ayyub
1 hr

agree  Amira A Wahab
3 hrs

agree  Ramadan Bekheet
1 day5 mins
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
لا تقدر البلاء قبل وقوعه


Explanation:
دع الكلاب النائمة راقدة



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Note added at 22 mins (2010-05-10 15:46:54 GMT)
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وهذا هو المعنى الحرفي لها لكن المعنى المذكور أعلاه هو المقصود منه

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  Omar Harb
3 mins
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
لا توقظ المشاكل


Explanation:
لا توقظ المشاكل

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:
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