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يخطف الألباب

English translation: captivating/mesmerizing/enchanting/breath-taking

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Arabic term or phrase:يخطف الألباب
English translation:captivating/mesmerizing/enchanting/breath-taking
Entered by: Noha Kamal, PhD.

09:12 Feb 10, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / ....
Arabic term or phrase: يخطف الألباب
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Omnia Abdelgani
Local time: 05:46
captivating/mesmerizing/enchanting/breath-taking
Explanation:
the choices are endless
Selected response from:

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 05:46
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4captivating/mesmerizing/enchanting/breath-taking
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5Captive Minds
Eid Ibrahim
4Mind catching
Iman Haggag
3blows your mind
TAKOAS (X)
3captures the heart
Amira A Wahab


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
blows your mind


Explanation:
اقتراح

TAKOAS (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
captivating/mesmerizing/enchanting/breath-taking


Explanation:
the choices are endless

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 68
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks alot


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mouad Khateb: I shall add: fascinating, infatuating..
17 mins
  -> Thanks :)
agree  Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant)
4 hrs
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
16 hrs
agree  Ali Alsaqqa
21 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Captive Minds


Explanation:
يأخذ بالألباب معناها يأسر العقول
أولي الألباب هم أصحاب العقول
Captive their minds
www.elance.com/s/captivatetheirminds/ - 39k -


Eid Ibrahim
Egypt
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
captures the heart


Explanation:
seize the mind

Amira A Wahab
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Arabic
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Mind catching


Explanation:
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Iman Haggag
Egypt
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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