Oct 27, 2009 07:38
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
الحى أبقى من الميت
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
idiom
well-known idiom.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | The living is more important than the dead |
Hani Hassaan
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| 2 +5 | A living Dog is better than a dead Lion |
Mohamed Gaafar
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| 4 | The living count, not the dead |
Abu Obai
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| 4 | Life's for the alive |
Mohamed Fouda
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Proposed translations
2 mins
Hani Hassaan
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Quality communicates you with Arab world
Native in: Arabic (Variants: UAE, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Saudi , Egyptian, Syrian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic
Related KudoZ points
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20
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The living is more important than the dead
The living is more important than the dead
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+5
12 mins
Mohamed Gaafar
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Translated millions of words
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
A living Dog is better than a dead Lion
dependes on your context
Peer comment(s):
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ghassan al-Alem
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5 mins
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Thanks a million Mr. Ghassan
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Mohamed Kamel
9 mins
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Thanks a million Mr. Mohamed
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Osama Shahin
1 hr
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Thanks Mr. Osama
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Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
5 hrs
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Thanks Ms Lina
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Noha Kamal, PhD.
9 hrs
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Thanks Ms Noha
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1974 days
Mohamed Fouda
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Egypt
Subtitle Translator& Editor مترجم فيديو
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, English
Life's for the alive
Ok. I just heard it in the movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. :)
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