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A hot shot

Arabic translation: شخص مندفع/أهوج/أرعن

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English term or phrase:A hot shot
Arabic translation:شخص مندفع/أهوج/أرعن
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

21:05 Jan 26, 2011
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: A hot shot
A hot shot is a person -- often a young person -- who thinks he can do anything. At least he wants to try. He is very sure he can succeed. But often he fails. The expression was born in the military forces. A hot shot was a soldier who fired without aiming carefully.

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Local time: 14:01
شخص مندفع/أهوج/أرعن
Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:01
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4شخص مندفع/أهوج/أرعن
Nadia Ayoub
5شخصية جهنمية/قنبلة ذرية
Noha Kamal, PhD.
5 -1شخصية همجية غير منظمة
Eid Ibrahim
4 -1متخلف
Ahmed Maher


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a hot shot
شخصية جهنمية/قنبلة ذرية


Explanation:
the second option to be used figuratively of course

Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TAKOAS (X)
9 hrs
disagree  ahmadwadan.com: Proposed translation denotes a positive meaning which is on the contrary with definition (But often he fails).
3 days 16 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
a hot shot
شخص مندفع/أهوج/أرعن


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 14:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 182
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
6 mins
  -> Many thanks Mokhtar :)
agree  Mustafa Hegazy: أرعن
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mustafa :)
agree  Mujdey Abudalbuh
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mujdad :)
agree  ahmadwadan.com
3 days 16 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ahmad :)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
a hot shot
شخصية همجية غير منظمة


Explanation:
شخصية همجية غير منظمة

Eid Ibrahim
Egypt
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  ahmadwadan.com: (همجية) is faraway from provided definition.
3 days 15 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
a hot shot
متخلف


Explanation:
A hot shot is a slang term that needs to be translated in the same way. The terms suggested by Nadia and Eid is great, but it is not slang ones.


Ahmed Maher
Local time: 14:01
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  ahmadwadan.com: (متخلف) is faraway from provided definition.
3 days 7 hrs
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