English to Arabic translations [PRO] Journalism | | English term or phrase: Gravy plane | | A new "gravy plane" storm has broken with Mosiuoa Lekota, the defence minister, criticising the R4.55 million spent on a charter flight to take cabinet colleague Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to Britain. |
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44 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 | gravy plane إستغلال شخصي للرحلات
Explanation: أو فضيحة استغلال الرحلات بشكل غير قانوني
gravy plane term is similar to "gravy train" which refers to a depraved gorging on luxuries, since someone else foots the bill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravy_train
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