Children should be seen and not heard

17:21 Jan 30, 2009

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English term or phrase: Children should be seen and not heard

The context:
How you relate to people and communicate are influenced to a large extent by the interactive patterns in your own family. Many factors are relevant in this regard, including:
•Family rules or beliefs about communication (e.g. 'One has to be an adult to be taken seriously', 'Children should be seen and not heard'.)

samo2009

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

الأطفال يرون ولا يسمعون

Nadia Ayoub

5 +2

على الأطفال أن يلتزموا الصمت / الهدوء

Saleh Dardeer

يجب ان يكون الاطفال هادئين

atefwasfy

غير مسموح للأطفال بالأدلاء بآرائهم، عليهم فقط التواجد بالمكان

Mahmoud Rayyan

ينبغي أن نرعى الأطفال عن كثب

Mostafa MOUHIBE

ينبغي أن يبصر يشاهد الصغار لا أن يسمعوا

Tarik Boussetta

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

children should be seen and not heard الأطفال يرون ولا يسمعون

Explanation:
يرى ولا يسمع تعبير مستخدم

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 146

7 mins confidence:

children should be seen and not heard ينبغي أن يبصر يشاهد الصغار لا أن يسمعوا

Explanation:
ينبغي أن يبصر \ يشاهد الصغار لا أن يسمعوا

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jushahada
jusma3u:

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 04:48
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

45 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

children should be seen and not heard على الأطفال أن يلتزموا الصمت / الهدوء

Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Children should be seen ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-30 18:42:36 GMT)
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كما يقال:
لا تتفوه بكلمة
أو
لا أريد أن أسمع صوتك

Saleh Dardeer
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20

42 mins confidence:

children should be seen and not heard يجب ان يكون الاطفال هادئين

Explanation:
proverb

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-30 19:49:22 GMT)
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idiom

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/seen

atefwasfy
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic

2 days 14 hrs confidence:

children should be seen and not heard غير مسموح للأطفال بالأدلاء بآرائهم، عليهم فقط التواجد بالمكان

Explanation:
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Mahmoud Rayyan
Egypt
Local time: 06:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

2 days 20 hrs confidence:

children should be seen and not heard ينبغي أن نرعى الأطفال عن كثب

Explanation:
ينبغي أن نرعى الأطفال عن كثب

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 04:48
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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