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to rinse the putrid taste of death from his mouth

Arabic translation: غسل فمه من المذاق الكريه للموت

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English term or phrase:to rinse the putrid taste of death from his mouth
Arabic translation:غسل فمه من المذاق الكريه للموت
Entered by: Doaa El Seify

21:11 Jan 12, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / General
English term or phrase: to rinse the putrid taste of death from his mouth
Instead, he swished it from cheek to cheek and then spit it out, attempting to rinse the putrid taste of death from his mouth.
Albara Hafiz
غسل فمه من المذاق الكريه للموت
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Doaa El Seify
Canada
Local time: 11:28
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3غسل فمه من المذاق الكريه للموت
Doaa El Seify
5 +1مضمض به فمه ليُزيل (يتخلص من) طعم الموت الآسن
Neamaat Shehatah
4يطهر فمه من طعم الموت الفظيع
Majid Ayad
4يغسل طعم عفن الموت من فمه
Mohsin Alabdali


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
غسل فمه من المذاق الكريه للموت


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Doaa El Seify
Canada
Local time: 11:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  kifahl
1 hr
agree  Sam Shalalo
5 hrs
agree  Aljobury
9 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يطهر فمه من طعم الموت الفظيع


Explanation:
أفضل استعمال كلمة يطهر لأنها تتماشى مع المعنى المعنوي. بينما ينظف مثلا فتستعمل فقط لمعنى مادي والله أعلم

Majid Ayad
United States
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
مضمض به فمه ليُزيل (يتخلص من) طعم الموت الآسن


Explanation:
وبدلاً من ذلك، تمضمض به ملئ فمه ثم بصقه، محاولاً التخلص من طعم الموت الآسن

Neamaat Shehatah
Egypt
Local time: 19:28
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ghada Samir
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, ghada!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
يغسل طعم عفن الموت من فمه


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 20:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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