Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

thrashing about

Arabic translation:

يتخبَّط / يخبط خَـبْـطَ عَـشـواء

Added to glossary by Zingare11a
Jul 3, 2010 21:11
13 yrs ago
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English term

thrashing about

English to Arabic Art/Literary Poetry & Literature thrashing about
he was thrashing about like a madman.

Proposed translations

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يتخبَّط / يخبط خَـبْـطَ عَـشـواء

والعشواء هي الناقة التي في بصرها ضعف؛ تخبط إذا مشت لا تتوقى شيئا.
قال زهير بن أبي سلمى:
رأيتُ المنايا خَبْطَ عشواءَ من تُصِبْ تمِتْه ومن تُخْطِئْ يُعَمَّرْ فيَهْرمِ
Note from asker:
thank you.
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmed Badawy
4 hrs
agree Liliane Hatem : يتخبط
7 hrs
agree Linah Ababneh (X)
23 hrs
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8 mins

يتحرك بعنف

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thank you.
Peer comment(s):

agree Spring2007 (X)
1 hr
Many thanks Htms :)
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3 hrs

يضرب بعنف

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