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معقودة

English translation: we determine to/ we are determined to

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Arabic term or phrase: الهمة معقودة
English translation:we determine to/ we are determined to
Entered by: Saleh Dardeer

15:22 Jul 20, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: معقودة
الهما معقودة

used by an Iraqi to describe an effort to end sectarian strife
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determine to
Explanation:
We determine to ....
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Saleh Dardeer
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6determine to
Saleh Dardeer
5 -1Complicated/knotted/entangled
Sajjad Hamadani


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
determine to


Explanation:
We determine to ....

Saleh Dardeer
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mahmoud Rayyan
7 mins
  -> Thanks a lot brother!
agree  Nadia Ayoub: we are determined to.
17 mins
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Aljobury
28 mins
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agree  abdurrahman
31 mins
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Ata Arif: Ata Arif
2 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!
agree  Mohamed Ghazal
7 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Complicated/knotted/entangled


Explanation:
http://dictionary.sakhr.com/idrisidic_2MM.asp?Lang=E-A&sub=���...
http://dictionary.sakhr.com/idrisidic_2MM.asp?Lang=E-A&sub=k...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/complicated

Sajjad Hamadani
United States
Local time: 18:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UrduUrdu, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mohamed Ghazal: معقودة here as in عقد العزم has nothing to do with knots or tying anything up. It has to do with determination, resolution, making up one's mind, etc. عقد الهمة is a known Arabic expression, one doesn't need context to know that there is no knots involved
4 hrs
  -> There is not much context here to work with so say what you want to say
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