رغما عن انف فلان

English translation: in defiance of him or against one's will

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Arabic term or phrase:رغما عن انف فلان
English translation:in defiance of him or against one's will
Entered by: Awad Balaish

09:08 Oct 23, 2016
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Expression
Arabic term or phrase: رغما عن انف فلان
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Omnia Abdelgani
Local time: 13:11
in defiance of him or against one's will
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Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 14:11
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5 +3in defiance of him or against one's will
Awad Balaish
5In defiance of him or against one's will
islamalnawaj (X)


  

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in defiance of him or against one's will


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Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
In defiance of him or against one's will


Explanation:
when you defiance someone in something
like >> you want to buy new phone but your dad not agree, you defiance him and buy it without his agree.

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Note added at 1 يوم9 ساعات (2016-10-24 18:25:54 GMT)
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عندما تتحدى شخص ما في فعل شئ ما
مثال(عندما تريد شراء هاتف جديد ولكن والدك لا يريد ولكن انت تشتريه بدون موافقة والدك وغما عنه)

islamalnawaj (X)
Palestine
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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