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To cast pearls before swine

Arabic translation: لاَ تَطْرَحُوا دُرَرَكُمْ قُدَّامَ الْخَنَازِيرِ

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English term or phrase:	To cast pearls before swine
Arabic translation:	لاَ تَطْرَحُوا دُرَرَكُمْ قُدَّامَ الْخَنَازِيرِ
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17:01 Sep 28, 2011

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English term or phrase: To cast pearls before swine

atefwasfy KudoZ activity Questions: 351 (10 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 74
Local time: 00:42

لاَ تَطْرَحُوا دُرَرَكُمْ قُدَّامَ الْخَنَازِيرِ

Explanation:
إنجيل متى ٦:٧
وَلاَ تَطْرَحُوا دُرَرَكُمْ قُدَّامَ الْخَنَازِيرِ، لِئَلاَّ تَدُوسَهَا بِأَرْجُلِهَا وَتَلْتَفِتَ فَتُمَزِّقَكُمْ
هذا المثل قاله المسيح نفسه وأظن أنه من اللائق أن نحتفظ به كما ورد في الكتاب المقدس
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 7:6&vers...

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Local time: 17:42

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5 +2

لاَ تَطْرَحُوا دُرَرَكُمْ قُدَّامَ الْخَنَازِيرِ

Lamis Maalouf

5 +2

صنع المعروف في غير أهله

Mohammed Saudi

يعطي شئ ثمين لشخص لايعرف قيمته

Mai Mowafy

4 +1

لا ترميء بالاليء امام الخنازير / لا تعلقوا الدر في أفواه الخنازير

drmutaier

يا مربي في غير ولدك , يا باني في غير ملكك

Morano El-Kholy

بيع جلد الدب قبل قتله

Ohan

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1 min confidence:

to cast pearls before swine بيع جلد الدب قبل قتله

Explanation:
مع التحيات

Ohan
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of:

Arabic

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to cast pearls before swine لا ترميء بالاليء امام الخنازير / لا تعلقوا الدر في أفواه الخنازير

Explanation:
لان الخنازير ستدوس الدر باقدامها وهو مثل يضرب لمن يعطى شيئا ولا يعرف قيمته

drmutaier
Local time: 01:42
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to cast pearls before swine صنع المعروف في غير أهله

Explanation:
According to ENGLISH IDIOMS:
waste something on someone who won`t be thankful .

Mohammed Saudi
Egypt
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of:

Arabic

55 mins confidence:

to cast pearls before swine يا مربي في غير ولدك , يا باني في غير ملكك

Explanation:
يا مربي في غير ولدك , يا باني في غير ملكك

Morano El-Kholy
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to cast pearls before swine

لاَ تَطْرَحُوا دُرَرَكُمْ قُدَّامَ الْخَنَازِيرِ

Lamis Maalouf
Local time: 17:42
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20

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1 hr confidence:

to cast pearls before swine يعطي شئ ثمين لشخص لايعرف قيمته

Explanation:
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Mai Mowafy
Egypt
Local time: 00:42
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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To cast pearls before swine

Arabic translation: لاَ تَطْرَحُوا دُرَرَكُمْ قُدَّامَ الْخَنَازِيرِ

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