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Arabic to English Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Translation Glossary

Arabic term English translation
البعرة تدل على البعير Where the deer is slain, there will some of his blood lie
الترسيم الجمركي Custom Duties,Customs tariffs
Entered by: Saleh Ayyub
الجرة سوف تسلم في كل مرة It's gonna be ok every time
الحركة بركة It is good to be active/ Activeness is a bless
الدليل The proof
Entered by: TargamaT team
الدنيا سداح مداح topsy-turvy
الدرس حرف learn a little, repeat a lot
الذاهب مفقود والعائد مولود Lucky is the person who returns back safe
الزبده اللي يظهر لي The truth of the matter is
Entered by: Lamis Maalouf
الشبوكشي برضو الشبوكشي You can expect from a swine nothing but a grunt
الطبع يغلب التطبع old habits die hard
العيار اللىمايصيبش يدوش Accusations that don\'t stand still hurt
العفو عند المقدرة من أجمل الصفات to pardon while in a state of power is one of the best qualities
العلم لا يكيل بالتنجان It is quality, not quantity, of knowledge that matters
العاقبة في المسرات Happy returns
Entered by: Sami Khamou
العبرة بالدلالة‏ The proof of the pudding
Entered by: Sam Berner
العدل أساس الملك justice is the basis of governance / justice is the basis of ruling
الغس والسنين the valuable and the valueless
الصباح رباح let's call it a night
الصديق هو من صدقك وليس من صدقك A true friend is the one who corrects you not the one who flatters you
Entered by: Abdelmonem Samir
الصدق فضيلة والكذب رذيلة truthfulness is a virtue and falsehood is a vice
ابو خاش cursing/swearing harshly
احتواء Absorb the child and his needs
اداهم على عينهم handle them harshly
اذا حضر الماء بطل التيمم If the water is available, you need not clean up with sand
Entered by: Iman Khaireddine
اطعم الفم تستحي العين A bribe works miracles
بينه وبينه ما صنع الحداد is at loggerheads / odds with him
بينة وبين رائى شعرة there\'s only a hair\'s breadth between your opinion and mine
بيهشوا و ينشوا totally indifferent
بيدي لا بيد عمرو By my own hand
بيضة قبان equilibrium/balance point/counterbalance
بوضع اليد by usurping
بمناسبة وبدون مناسبة for no apparent reason
باتت اللقمة قريب We almost achieved our goal
Entered by: Sami Khamou
برأ ذمته cleared his liability
Entered by: ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
بعينهم In their dreams!
تكيه وجنته على الارض his Khanqah and paradise on earth
Entered by: TargamaT team
تلبس شعب مصر السلطانيه to fool somebody
تنفيض تنفيض They gave us the cold shoulder
تنادي بالويل والثبور وعظائم الأمور calling for violence and mayhem
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