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\"To slice to the heart of something\"

Arabic translation: slice to the heart

13:50 Feb 10, 2018
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: \"To slice to the heart of something\"
Hello,

This is a conversation between the writer and her sister about a guy she (the writer) seems to like but is kind of hesitant to go out with. So the sister tells her jokingly: Why don't you want to be happy?


[She answered me lightheartedly, but she was joking on
the square: “Why don’t you want to be happy?”

You’re probably wondering what this last one has to do with
my ego. I mention it because that line, Why don’t you want to be
happy?, slices to the very heart of how the ego functions.]

What does this expression mean? "Slices to the very heart of how the ego functions"?

Does it mean: to dive into the depths of "how the ego functions"?

Thanks!
HananShahin
Egypt
Local time: 16:03
Arabic translation:slice to the heart
Explanation:
"يصل الى جوهر الشيء أو لبه"
الجوهر:ما يؤلِّف صميم الإنسان، ما تكون عليه جِبِلَّتُه، ما هو في عُمْق الطَّبْع وأَساسه.
اللُّبُّ :نَفْسُه وحقيقته .
ولبُّ الجوز واللَّوز ونحوهما : ما في جوفه .
"آو يمكن نقول "يخترقه قلبا وقالبا
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Kwthr (X)
Kuwait
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2يضرب في صميم كذا / يضع اليد على جرح كذا
Assem AlKhallouf
4البحث للوصول إلى صميم المشكلة
Mahmoud Awad
3slice to the heart
Kwthr (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
\\\"to slice to the heart of something\\\"
يضرب في صميم كذا / يضع اليد على جرح كذا


Explanation:
يضرب في صميم كذا / يضع اليد على جرح كذا

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Assem AlKhallouf
Local time: 16:03
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

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agree  Riaan Faouri: ( يخترق عميقاً إلى صُلب (عمل الأنا
2 hrs
  -> Exactly! Thanks, Riaan.

agree  Nema Alaraby: Great one!
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  -> Thank you, Nema!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
البحث للوصول إلى صميم المشكلة


Explanation:
قلب المشكلة

Mahmoud Awad
Türkiye
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of: Arabic
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
\"to slice to the heart of something\"
slice to the heart


Explanation:
"يصل الى جوهر الشيء أو لبه"
الجوهر:ما يؤلِّف صميم الإنسان، ما تكون عليه جِبِلَّتُه، ما هو في عُمْق الطَّبْع وأَساسه.
اللُّبُّ :نَفْسُه وحقيقته .
ولبُّ الجوز واللَّوز ونحوهما : ما في جوفه .
"آو يمكن نقول "يخترقه قلبا وقالبا

Kwthr (X)
Kuwait
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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