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his rather ancient

Arabic translation: زِيَّه العتيق إلى حدٍ ما


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English term or phrase:his rather ancient
Arabic translation: زِيَّه العتيق إلى حدٍ ما
Entered by: Emad Aly Hassan
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20:27 Apr 23, 2009
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / novel
English term or phrase: his rather ancient
In th summer of the year 1702, a young man of twenty-eight years og age, witha fine swahbuckling appearance, which was carried out by his rather ancient, but very gaudy finery - a young man with a brown wig, beneath a tall white hat, a red heavy face with watery blue eyes, and a rather clumsy figure, might have been seen entering the city of Bath, on foot.
ahmad65
Local time: 21:55
زِيَّه العتيق إلى حدٍ ما
Explanation:
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Note added at 26 mins (2009-04-23 20:54:23 GMT)
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العتيق توحى بقدم الطراز ، وليس بكون ملابسه قديمة بمعنى بالية
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Emad Aly Hassan
Egypt
Local time: 21:55
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thanks for help
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1طال عليه الأمد و أتي عليه الزمن أو زي قديم بالي
Mohammad Abu Amara
5بدا عتيقا
Mohammad Gornas
5ملابسه الرثة إلى حد ماhalani
5ملابسه القديمة جدا
Mohamed Sherekha
5زيه القديم شيء ما
Ahmed Alami
5زِيَّه العتيق إلى حدٍ ما
Emad Aly Hassan
5قديم نوعًا
Tamer Mekhimar


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
قديم نوعًا


Explanation:
to a fairly large degreesome rather nice chocolate biscuitsHe was rather a handsome boy.I realize that I’ve been rather stupid and selfish.Matt left rather suddenly without any explanation.rather more/​better/​worse/​bigger etcThe problem is rather more complicated than we had expected.ratheradverb, predeterminermainly spokenratheradverb, predeterminera little too much, or to a degree that is slightly too great1amainly spokena little too much, or to a degree that is slightly too greatDon’t you think she’s rather young to be travelling abroad on her own?It’s a good essay, but rather long.rather tooToby had drunk rather too much.


Tamer Mekhimar
Egypt
Local time: 21:55
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
زيه القديم شيء ما


Explanation:
القديم شيء ما

Ahmed Alami
Local time: 19:55
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
زِيَّه العتيق إلى حدٍ ما


Explanation:
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Note added at 26 mins (2009-04-23 20:54:23 GMT)
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العتيق توحى بقدم الطراز ، وليس بكون ملابسه قديمة بمعنى بالية

Emad Aly Hassan
Egypt
Local time: 21:55
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ملابسه القديمة جدا


Explanation:
"rather" - as per the text - means "very"

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-23 22:12:36 GMT)
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ملابس ليست على الموضة

Example sentence(s):
  • i did rather well in th exam = i did very well
Mohamed Sherekha
Egypt
Local time: 21:55
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ملابسه الرثة إلى حد ما


Explanation:
ملابسه الرثة إلى حد ما

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 23:55
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
بدا عتيقا


Explanation:
seems rather ancient

Mohammad Gornas
Sudan
Local time: 22:55
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
طال عليه الأمد و أتي عليه الزمن أو زي قديم بالي


Explanation:
أنظر المنجد في الأعلام ، فهو اصطلاح شائع

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-04-24 10:27:14 GMT)
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أو أيضا ثياب قديمة بالية
أو ثياب طال عليها العهد أو الزمن



Mohammad Abu Amara
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:55
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agree  Mohamed Sherekha: way to go
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Apr 25, 2009 - Changes made by Emad Aly Hassan:
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