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Arabic translation: يتحدى الفكر أو الاعتقاد السائد

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English term or phrase:	fly in the face of
Arabic translation:	يتحدى الفكر أو الاعتقاد السائد
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10:32 Jan 16, 2011

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Journalism

English term or phrase: fly in the face of

For Einstein, this was an unacceptable conclusion [...] to him the notion of an expanding or contracting cosmos seemed blatantly erroneous. It flew in the face of the prevailing wisdom that, over the largest of scales, the universe was fixed and unchanging.

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يتحدى الفكر أو الاعتقاد السائد

Explanation:
يتحدى الفكر أو الاعتقاد السائد

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mujdad
United States
Local time: 14:27

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Summary of answers provided

5 +2

يتحدى الفكر أو الاعتقاد السائد

mujdad

4 +2

يتحدَّى

TargamaT

5 +1

يتعارض مع

Abdelhalim Zeid

يقف فى وجه المقولة السائدة

Morano El-Kholy

سبحت بعكس

ghassan al-Alem

Discussion entries: 1

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

يتحدى الفكر أو الاعتقاد السائد

Explanation:
يتحدى الفكر أو الاعتقاد السائد

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fly+in+the+face+of

mujdad
United States
Local time: 14:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 11

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

يتعارض مع

Explanation:
يعارض، يتعارض مع أو لا يتماشى مع
go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement")

Reference: http://www.synonym.com/definition/fly%20in%20the%20face%20of...

Abdelhalim Zeid
Egypt
Local time: 21:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

يتحدَّى

Explanation:
من السياق/context

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-01-16 10:36:48 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/flies in the face
http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/to fly in the f...

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Note added at 16 mins (2011-01-16 10:48:23 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/face

TargamaT
Syria
Local time: 22:27
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 60

1 hr confidence:

سبحت بعكس

Explanation:
فقد سبحت هذه الفكرة بعكس المعرفة السائدة

ghassan al-Alem
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 22:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

9 hrs confidence:

يقف فى وجه المقولة السائدة

Explanation:
يقف فى وجه المقولة السائدة
أى: يتحداها

Morano El-Kholy
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

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Jan 21, 2011 - Changes made by mujdad:
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