Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
give one pause
Arabic translation:
تندهش/تذهل/تصاب بالذهول
Added to glossary by
Ali Alawadi
Aug 3, 2006 13:21
18 yrs ago
English term
ribert (X)
give one pause
English to Arabic
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
idioms
a man said :"when you experience poverty at first hand it really gives one pause"
Proposed translations
(Arabic)
| 4 +1 | تندهش/تذهل/تصاب بالذهول |
Ali Alawadi
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| 2 | توقفه عن الكلام |
Zeinab Asfour
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Proposed translations
+1
51 mins
Ali Alawadi
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Arabic
Türkiye
Technical Legal Translator
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
تندهش/تذهل/تصاب بالذهول
"give one pause" is an idiomatic expression that means "to get surprised by something that makes you think deeply about it "
فتكون الترجمة مثلا
لو عشت /جربت الفقر للوهلة الأولي لأندهشت /لأصابك الذهول
فتكون الترجمة مثلا
لو عشت /جربت الفقر للوهلة الأولي لأندهشت /لأصابك الذهول
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Zeinab Asfour
Jordan
Jordan
Native in English
&
Arabic
Works in field
Jordan
Dead On Dealines....
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
Related KudoZ points
:
8
توقفه عن الكلام
توقفه عن الحراك أو الكلام من شدة الدهشة!
Peer comment(s):
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Mohamed Ghazal
: I think we need more context. Sorry Zainab, have to put my note here, as I don't really know how to post a note to asker. Says a lot about my computer skills. :)
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lol...These are one of my wiiiiiilde guess's ;) and I agree on the 'more context' request ;)
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