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Arabic translation: محكم/خالي من الثغرات/"لا يخر الماء"/يصعب ضحده

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English term or phrase:	hold water
Arabic translation:	محكم/خالي من الثغرات/"لا يخر الماء"/يصعب ضحده
Entered by:	Nadia Ayoub

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21:34 Oct 6, 2010

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Journalism

English term or phrase: hold water

"Do GM's arguments against bankruptcy hold water?"

GilleR

محكم/خالي من الثغرات/"لا يخر الماء"/يصعب ضحده

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Some expressions you could use.

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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:26

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4 +2

محكم/خالي من الثغرات/"لا يخر الماء"/يصعب ضحده

Nadia Ayoub

4 +1

حجج دامغة

Mohamed Sherekha

لا يقبل النقض

Myrtrad1

لا تكفي

Amira A Wahab

قوية/صحيحة/مناسبة

Ahmed Badawy

لها، ذات مصداقية

TargamaT

تصمد أمام

Sam21

Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

محكم/خالي من الثغرات/"لا يخر الماء"/يصعب ضحده

Explanation:
Some expressions you could use.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 21:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 68

11 mins confidence:

قوية/صحيحة/مناسبة

Explanation:
-

Ahmed Badawy
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of:

Arabic

17 mins confidence:

لا تكفي

Explanation:
غير ملائمة

Reference: http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/hold+water

Amira A Wahab
Local time: 21:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

حجج دامغة

Explanation:
your excuse does not hold water
لا يحتمل عذرك النقد والتحليل ، عذرك واه

Mohamed Sherekha
Egypt
Local time: 21:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

2 hrs confidence:

تصمد أمام

Explanation:
المثل معروف بالإنجليزية لكن في حالة الصحافة والخطاب الإعلامي والتعامل مع قراء ربما علينا محاولة الإجابة بشيء من البساطة.

لا أعلم من هو المدير العام ولا السياق وكنت أود ذكر بعض الشيء عن المقال موضوع الترجمة أو السياق العام هل الإفلاس لا يزال سار أم أن هناك جديد، إلخ؟ وهل هو مقال عادي أم تحليل مالي؟

على العموم:
هل ستصمد ادعاءات تصريحات المدير العام أمام النقد/سهام النقد، أمام التحليل؟ هل ستثبت صحتها عند فحصها مثلا؟

Sam21
Egypt
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of:

Arabic

21 hrs confidence:

لا يقبل النقض

Explanation:
لا يقبل النقض
حجة لا تقبل النقض

Myrtrad1
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French

9 mins confidence:

لها، ذات مصداقية

Explanation:
وأيضًا

تصح تناسب، تعدُّ صحيحة، مناسبة

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-10-06 21:45:33 GMT)
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hold water=credible

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-06 23:08:07 GMT)
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If an opinion or a statement does not hold water, it can be shown to be wrong Most of the arguments put forward by our opponents simply do not hold water.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/hold water

When you say that something does or does not 'hold water', it means that the point of view or argument put forward is or is not sound, strong or logical. For e.g., 'Saying we should increase our interest rates because everyone else is doing so will not hold water'.
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/hold water.html

To stand up to critical examination: Your explanation doesn't hold water.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hold water

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Do GM's arguments against bankruptcy hold water?

هل ثمة مصداقية لحجج إفلاس جنرال موتورز ؟

Goggle: لا الحجج جنرال موتورز ضد الماء عقد الإفلاس؟

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Note added at 11 hrs (2010-10-07 08:59:15 GMT)
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;-)

يبدو أنه مازال أمام جوجل طريق طويل...ـ

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Note added at 1 day19 mins (2010-10-07 21:53:58 GMT)
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للمهتمين أضيف التعبير بالألمانية والفرنسية
Hand und Fuß haben: Ihre Pläne haben weder Hand noch Fuß (=Your plan doesn't make any sense at all)

Tenir la route (aussi: tenir debout)= Creédible

TargamaT
Syria
Local time: 22:26
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 60

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Oct 11, 2010 - Changes made by Nadia Ayoub:
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Arabic translation: محكم/خالي من الثغرات/"لا يخر الماء"/يصعب ضحده

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