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heavy hand of government

Arabic translation: القبضة الحديديه للحكومه، العصا الغليظة للحكومة

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English term or phrase:heavy hand of government
Arabic translation:القبضة الحديديه للحكومه، العصا الغليظة للحكومة
Entered by: Amer al-Azem

22:26 Jun 28, 2003
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: heavy hand of government
Decades of closed national borders, centralized economic controls, the heavy hand of government and nationalized industry has entrenched poverty, not alleviated it.
هل نسميها" التسلط الحكومي"؟
Amer al-Azem
Palestine
Local time: 13:48
القبضة الحديديه للحكومه
Explanation:
ممكن ايضا

2- العصاء الغليظه للحكومه
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ALI HASAN
Local time: 13:48
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6القبضة الحديديه للحكومه
ALI HASAN
5التسلط أو التجبر
Fuad Yahya
5بطش الحكومة
Alaa Zeineldine
4 +1وطئة التدخل/التوجيه الحكومي
Alaa AHMED
4الحكومة الصارمة، القاسية
sarsam


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
التسلط أو التجبر


Explanation:
أو الجبروت أو الطغيان أو غير ذلك

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 7371
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
بطش الحكومة


Explanation:
Another unpleasant suggestion to add to the list.


Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 614
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
الحكومة الصارمة، القاسية


Explanation:
شكرا

sarsam
United States
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in pair: 313
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
القبضة الحديديه للحكومه


Explanation:
ممكن ايضا

2- العصاء الغليظه للحكومه

ALI HASAN
Local time: 13:48
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in pair: 87

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Saleh Ayyub
2 hrs
  -> THANKS SALEH
agree  Shazly
6 hrs
agree  Spring2007 (X)
9 hrs
agree  Ahmad Maher Sandouk
9 hrs
agree  radwa abdel ghany
12 days
agree  AhmedAMS
54 days
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
وطئة التدخل/التوجيه الحكومي


Explanation:
The heavy hand of government here shows the way government interferes with economy

Alaa AHMED
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 13:48
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in pair: 705

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: وطأة
333 days
  -> Thank you for the correction input
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