Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 9, 2005 10:36
18 yrs ago
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English term
cry foul
English to Arabic
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
"Instead of acquiescing to the Bush administration's position, the European Union cried foul last week and embraced greater U.N. control."
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
4 +5 | يشجب/يدين | ahmadwadan.com |
4 | إنزعجوا إنزعاجا شديداً | Awad Balaish |
4 | تظلّموا، صاحوا واظلماه | Fuad Yahya |
2 | استهجان | Mona Helal |
Change log
Jan 3, 2006 03:52: Fuad Yahya changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Government / Politics"
Jan 3, 2006 03:52: Fuad Yahya changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
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يشجب/يدين
cry foul
to say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal:
- The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.
to say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal:
- The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.
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12 mins
إنزعجوا إنزعاجا شديداً
غضبوا غضب شديد
5 hrs
تظلّموا، صاحوا واظلماه
This idiom, also written
cried "foul"
cried Foul
is borrowed from sports. It is used whenever one party declares that an irregularity has taken place or that the existing situation itself involves unfairness.
cried "foul"
cried Foul
is borrowed from sports. It is used whenever one party declares that an irregularity has taken place or that the existing situation itself involves unfairness.
2 days 15 hrs
استهجان
استقباح
just a couple more suggestions
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Note added at 2 days 16 hrs 16 mins (2005-11-12 02:53:34 GMT)
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so for your context the term would be:
استهجن/استهجنت
اشتقبح/استقبحت
depending on the terminology you'd use for the remainder of the sentence.
just a couple more suggestions
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Note added at 2 days 16 hrs 16 mins (2005-11-12 02:53:34 GMT)
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so for your context the term would be:
استهجن/استهجنت
اشتقبح/استقبحت
depending on the terminology you'd use for the remainder of the sentence.
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