Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 9, 2005 10:36
18 yrs ago
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English term
scb
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
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| 4 | إنزعجوا إنزعاجا شديداً |
Awad Balaish
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| 4 | تظلّموا، صاحوا واظلماه |
Fuad Yahya
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| 2 | استهجان |
Mona Helal
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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
+5
37 mins
ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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47
Selected
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
Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Native in Arabic
Saudi Arabia
Translation is an informative profission
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Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
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4
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
Mona Helal
Native in English
&
Arabic
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Professional accurate reliable service
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Arabic, and 1 more.
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10
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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