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في غنى عن

English translation: does not need to

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Arabic term or phrase:في غنى عن
English translation:does not need to
Entered by: Noha Kamal, PhD.

18:56 Jan 15, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: في غنى عن
رغم أن الواقع يقول إن أثيوبيا ومصر بما يربطهما من علاقات تاريخية وطيدة وقديمة على مر التاريخ قائمة على أسس الجوار والدين وعمق الخضارة في غنى عن تحريك أوراق الضغط والمساومة في المنطقة.
jankopolo
Local time: 09:50
does not need to
Explanation:
Selected response from:

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 09:50
Grading comment
شكرا
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2does not need to
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5 +2Can do (or manage) without...
Ghada Samir
5 +1Is not in need of....
Shabbir Limbada
4 +1are better off without
Nadia Ayoub
5can dispense with it / does not need it
Tarik Boussetta
5need not rely on
Sajjad Hamadani
4suffice to
Mostafa MOUHIBE


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
does not need to


Explanation:


Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
شكرا

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: "Do not need." The subject is "Egypt and Ethiopia."
1 hr
agree  Mohamed Ghazal: I second Yehia
3 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Can do (or manage) without...


Explanation:
#

Ghada Samir
Egypt
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: or "are in a position to eschew..."
1 hr
  -> Yes, Thanks a lot:)
agree  Mona Helal
7 days
  -> Thanks a lot:)
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Is not in need of....


Explanation:
*

Shabbir Limbada
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya: "... are not in need of..." The subject is "Egypt and Ethiopia."
59 mins
  -> oh yes! thanks alot fouad. :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
are better off without


Explanation:
I think you could use that too.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 09:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Ghazal
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot Mohamed :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
can dispense with it / does not need it


Explanation:
can dispense with it / does not need it

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 08:50
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 7
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
need not rely on


Explanation:
example: Inveiglement need not rely on deception

Sajjad Hamadani
United States
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in ArabicArabic
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
suffice to


Explanation:
suffice to

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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-01-16 18:12:32 GMT)
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suufice not to/are sufficient not to

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 08:50
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 6
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