Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Burn one's bridges
Arabic translation:
يقطع طريق التراجع - يحرق خط الرجعة
Added to glossary by
Randa Farhat
Dec 3, 2009 22:34
14 yrs ago
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English term
Burn one's bridges
English to Arabic
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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Dec 15, 2009 11:23: Randa Farhat Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Lebanon
Native in Arabic
Lebanon
Science, UN agencies, NGOs, Corporations
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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20
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يقطع طريق التراجع - يحرق خط الرجعة
usually said as
يقطع على نفسه طريق التراجع
يقطع على نفسه طريق التراجع
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
12 mins
لا تحرق جميع جسور تواصلك مع الآخرين
لا تحرق جميع جسور تواصلك مع الآخرين
لا تحرم نفسك من فرص محتملة
e.g. http://1-www.asharqalarabi.org.uk/mu-sa/sahafa-1015.htm
لا تحرم نفسك من فرص محتملة
e.g. http://1-www.asharqalarabi.org.uk/mu-sa/sahafa-1015.htm
+1
13 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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182
قطع شعرة معاوية
Peer comment(s):
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Mohamed A. Moustafa
: I like this suggestion. How lovely that we adapt the language to our culture by quoting our heritage!
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Many thanks Muhammad :)
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13 mins
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Native in Arabic
Quality stands out...
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 1 more.
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52
يحرق جسوره
20 mins
einass kandil
Egypt
Egypt
Native in English
&
Arabic
Egypt
Professional top quality translation
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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72
لا تعزل نفسك/ لاتتقوقع على نفسك/
لا تعزل نفسك/ لاتتقوقع على نفسك/
Reference comments
1 hr
Saleh Dardeer
Native in Arabic
Works in field
High quality comes first!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
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