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no feeling from the waist down

Arabic translation: ليست لديهم الجرءة

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English term or phrase:no feeling from the waist down
Arabic translation:ليست لديهم الجرءة
Entered by: Spring2007 (X)

13:50 Aug 15, 2006
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: no feeling from the waist down
a guy is making fun of lawyers says "no feeling from the waist down and they still practice law" i can't understand what it means in this contexte
samars (X)
ليست لديهم الجرءة
Explanation:
Like not "men enough"... losing senstation waist down, is losing lower body functions... get the hint?
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Spring2007 (X)
Local time: 13:10
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3ليست لديهم الجرءة
Spring2007 (X)
3 +1خلو من المشاعر
Mohamed Ghazal


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ليست لديهم الجرءة


Explanation:
Like not "men enough"... losing senstation waist down, is losing lower body functions... get the hint?

Spring2007 (X)
Local time: 13:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ahmad Batiran: قولي -ليس- يرجع لفهمي أنّ -المحامون/هم ليس لديهم الجرأة-) ليس لديهم الجرأة)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks. Also for correcting جرأة. I am sure about ليست though. ;-)
agree  Tamer Aly (X): Yup, you nailed it, htms :-)
12 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Mustapha MAY: good :)
3 days 8 hrs
  -> thanks
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
خلو من المشاعر


Explanation:
I believe that this is to indicate that they don't feel anything. They lack human emotions.

Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 15:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spring2007 (X): we have to watch whatever it is from the beginning then. ;-) How are you?
10 hrs
  -> Thanks... not bad, yourself?
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