Nov 1, 2010 02:59
13 yrs ago
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English term
Don't pull punches
English to Arabic
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Anticipate questions
As any high school student can tell you, the secret to giving brilliant answers is knowing the questions in advance. In high school, this is called cheating. After you grow up, it's called anticipating the questions that you'll be asked.
How do you anticipate questions? Just use your common sense. Think about your presentation and your audience. Then generate a list of every possible question that the audience may ask. Don't pull any punches. Think of the toughest questions that may come up. Then ask your friends and colleagues to think of the toughest questions they can devise.
As any high school student can tell you, the secret to giving brilliant answers is knowing the questions in advance. In high school, this is called cheating. After you grow up, it's called anticipating the questions that you'll be asked.
How do you anticipate questions? Just use your common sense. Think about your presentation and your audience. Then generate a list of every possible question that the audience may ask. Don't pull any punches. Think of the toughest questions that may come up. Then ask your friends and colleagues to think of the toughest questions they can devise.
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +2 | لا تألو جهداً في ذلك |
Abdurrahman Asal
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| 4 | لا تتحرج |
Ahmed Badawy
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Abdurrahman Asal
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Meticulous & Conscientious
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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4
Selected
لا تألو جهداً في ذلك
The idiom "don't pull any punches" has two meanings:
pull (one's) punches:
To refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal: didn't pull any punches during the negotiations.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pull punches
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/365149
not pull any punches:
to speak in an honest way without trying to be kind: This man doesn't pull any punches. I wouldn't like to get into an argument with him
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull any punches
Although the phrasing in quoted the question is identical to that of the second meaning, I think that the first meaning is the one intended in this context as the reader here is not asked to give his opinion about anything, rather he's just asked to exert his utmost effort and squeeze his brain in order to come up with as many possible questions as he can.
pull (one's) punches:
To refrain from deploying all the resources or force at one's disposal: didn't pull any punches during the negotiations.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pull punches
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/365149
not pull any punches:
to speak in an honest way without trying to be kind: This man doesn't pull any punches. I wouldn't like to get into an argument with him
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull any punches
Although the phrasing in quoted the question is identical to that of the second meaning, I think that the first meaning is the one intended in this context as the reader here is not asked to give his opinion about anything, rather he's just asked to exert his utmost effort and squeeze his brain in order to come up with as many possible questions as he can.
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1 hr
Ahmed Badawy
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Quality adept, Time Bound, Client Mind
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, French to Arabic, and 21 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
لا تتحرج
لا تتحرج أو تشجع لفعل ذلك
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