Eat or be eaten

Arabic translation: إن لم تَكُن ذئباً أكلتك الذِّئابُ

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English term or phrase:	Eat or be eaten
Arabic translation:	إن لم تَكُن ذئباً أكلتك الذِّئابُ
Entered by:	Tamara Zahran

19:27 Dec 3, 2004

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English term or phrase: Eat or be eaten

A proverb, I thought that the most suitable thing to do is to replace it with an equivalent in Arabic: إن لم تكن ذئباً أكلتك الذئاب. I thought of asking what would you think.
Thank you all for your help in advance.

Tamara Zahran KudoZ activity Questions: 29 (none open) Answers: 38
Local time: 07:49

إن لم تَكُن ذئباً أكلتك الذِّئابُ

Explanation:
You have the right translation. Good luck Tamara.

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ArabicSoft
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 08:49

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إن لم تَكُن ذئباً أكلتك الذِّئابُ

ArabicSoft

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peer agreement (net): +9

eat or be eaten

إن لم تَكُن ذئباً أكلتك الذِّئابُ

Explanation:
You have the right translation. Good luck Tamara.

ArabicSoft
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 08:49
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Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

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