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English term
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Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic, English, and 1 more.
ran up
English to Arabic
Bus/Financial
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A few months later, Woolard ran up $2,000 in long-distance charges (he was at the Wimbledon tennis tournament at the time) in a few days, trying to persuade the board to remove Amelio.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 | تكبّد |
Lamine Boukabour
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| 4 +1 | أنفق |
Morano El-Kholy
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Proposed translations
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Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Algeria
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Algeria
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Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Algerian) 
Works in: English to Arabic
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تكبّد
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Note added at 21 mins (2024-01-14 10:35:07 GMT)
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أو تحمل الرسوم
In simpler terms, "ran up" in this context means that Woolard quickly accumulated or caused to increase a total of $2,000 in long-distance charges.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/run-up
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Note added at 57 mins (2024-01-14 11:11:44 GMT)
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"ran up" in this context means that Woolard accumulated or caused to increase, like piling up, $2,000 in long-distance phone charges. He incurred these charges during the Wimbledon tennis tournament while trying to convince the board to remove Amelio.
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Note added at 21 mins (2024-01-14 10:35:07 GMT)
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أو تحمل الرسوم
In simpler terms, "ran up" in this context means that Woolard quickly accumulated or caused to increase a total of $2,000 in long-distance charges.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/run-up
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Note added at 57 mins (2024-01-14 11:11:44 GMT)
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"ran up" in this context means that Woolard accumulated or caused to increase, like piling up, $2,000 in long-distance phone charges. He incurred these charges during the Wimbledon tennis tournament while trying to convince the board to remove Amelio.
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Comment: "It seems the meaning as you have explained exactly. Thank you very much!"
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Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Egypt
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Egypt
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Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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أنفق
Ran up: Spend.
والله أعلم
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Note added at 13 mins (2024-01-14 10:27:28 GMT)
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Spent
والله أعلم
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Note added at 13 mins (2024-01-14 10:27:28 GMT)
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Spent
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