Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
كأن علي رؤوسهم الطير
English translation:
they stood motionless
Added to glossary by
Zoubida Hamdaoui
Jan 5, 2010 13:18
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
كأن علي رؤوسهم الطير
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
وجدتهم وكأن علي رؤوسهم الطير
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | they stood motionless |
Zoubida Hamdaoui
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| 4 +1 | as still as statues |
Nadia Ayoub
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| 5 | Stunned |
Spring2007 (X)
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| 4 | Flabbergasted/dumfounded |
Mohamed Ghazal
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Change log
Jan 19, 2010 11:35: Zoubida Hamdaoui Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
23 mins
Zoubida Hamdaoui
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
Try Again, Fail Again, Fail Better
Native in: Arabic 
, French
Works in: Spanish to Arabic, Spanish to French, English to Arabic, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
47 mins
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
106
as still as statues
49 mins
Stunned
They were stunned.
1 hr
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
Specializes in field
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
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