Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
عض الأصابع
English translation:
Finger-biting
Added to glossary by
Sam Berner
Apr 12, 2007 12:10
17 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Australia
Craftsmanship, ideas, expert knowledge
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Lebanese, Sudanese, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Syrian, Egyptian, Palestinian) 
, English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
عض الأصابع
Arabic to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Lebanese dialect
From a TV news report:
"معركة عض الأصابع مستمرة لكلا الطرفين كما يبدو"
describing the bickering between the opposition and the governmenr in Lebanon.
"معركة عض الأصابع مستمرة لكلا الطرفين كما يبدو"
describing the bickering between the opposition and the governmenr in Lebanon.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | The biting of fingers /Who-screams-first. |
Fayez Roumieh
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| 4 +5 | the tit-for-tat war |
Yasser El Helw
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| 4 +2 | He conquers who endures |
Ahmed Ahmed
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| 3 | exchanging accusation/counterstrike |
Abdallah Ali
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Proposed translations
15 hrs
Fayez Roumieh
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
16 years in perfect translation
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, English, French to Arabic, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
The biting of fingers /Who-screams-first.
I tried my very best in googling to find out what the closest meaning was. I came up with the expression above.
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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-04-13 03:39:03 GMT)
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And this link is valid as well.
http://www.robert-fisk.com/articles17.htm
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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-04-13 03:39:03 GMT)
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And this link is valid as well.
http://www.robert-fisk.com/articles17.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thans Fayez"
4 mins
Abdallah Ali
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
&
English
United Kingdom
More than translation!
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
exchanging accusation/counterstrike
It seems that they point at each other accusing eachother of being responsible for certain issues.
Then, they counterstrike each other.
والله أعلم
Then, they counterstrike each other.
والله أعلم
+5
9 mins
Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
&
English
Egypt
NATIVE SPEAKER OF MEDICINE
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
the tit-for-tat war
Crippling of the individualThe tit-for-tat war is on once more in the Middle East , and Lebanon again is a country reduced to rubble and rife with refugees. ...
www.lewleadbeater.com/Socialist model.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Qualcomm IP battle hots up | The RegisterThe complaints against Nokia echo some GSM-related patent suits included in the tit-for-tat war with Broadcom in the US courts, and have raised fears that ...
www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/15/qualcomm_ip_battle/ - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Vive le Canada - Green Party calls on government to speak out ...“The tit-for-tat war games going on at this very volatile time and place in the world are dangerous and irresponsible. Where is Canada’s independence and ...
www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20070402164308704 - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Archive 14 - Wikipedia, the free ...The Trivia section was quickly deleted and the tit-for-tat war resumed. An non-neutral (I thought) RfC was posted and I modified it. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Archive_14 - 74k - Cached - Similar pages
www.lewleadbeater.com/Socialist model.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Qualcomm IP battle hots up | The RegisterThe complaints against Nokia echo some GSM-related patent suits included in the tit-for-tat war with Broadcom in the US courts, and have raised fears that ...
www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/15/qualcomm_ip_battle/ - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Vive le Canada - Green Party calls on government to speak out ...“The tit-for-tat war games going on at this very volatile time and place in the world are dangerous and irresponsible. Where is Canada’s independence and ...
www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20070402164308704 - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
Wikipedia:Requests for mediation/Archive 14 - Wikipedia, the free ...The Trivia section was quickly deleted and the tit-for-tat war resumed. An non-neutral (I thought) RfC was posted and I modified it. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Archive_14 - 74k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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Abdallah Ali
: very idiomatic
2 mins
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Very kind of you, Abdallah!
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| agree |
AhmedAMS
10 mins
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Thank you Ahmed
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| agree |
Hebat-Allah El Ashmawy
18 mins
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Thank you Heba
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| agree |
Alaa Zeineldine
1 hr
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Thank you Alaa
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Ahmed Ahmed
5 hrs
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Thank you Ahmed
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+2
8 hrs
He conquers who endures
It's a hit where it hurts. Thus, he conquers who endures (he who undergoes, overcomes)
اقتراح آخر حيث وجدت أن التعبير يستخدم بمعنى التسبب في أكبر ألم ممكن للطرف الآخرحتى يقوم بالاستسلام أو التراجع عن موقفه أي أن اللعبة عبارة عن سباق تحمل والفائز هو من يصمد لفترة أطول
القاعدة في لعبة عض الأصابع تقوم على مبدأ من «يصرخ اولا»ا
http://newsweek.com.kw/default.aspx?isu=030109&page=5&topic=...
نعم الطوق بدأ يتفكك، ما يحدث هو عبارة عن صراع إرادات وسياسة عضّ الأصابع، والذي يتألم في البداية هو الذي يتراجع،
http://www.almokhtsar.com/html/news/1195/3/54219.php
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"He conquers who endures."
Persius - Roman satirist (34 AD - 62 AD)
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/29183.html
Remembering the Latin proverb, Vincit qui patitur, "He conquers who endures,"
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/pbal/pages/balc0...
اقتراح آخر حيث وجدت أن التعبير يستخدم بمعنى التسبب في أكبر ألم ممكن للطرف الآخرحتى يقوم بالاستسلام أو التراجع عن موقفه أي أن اللعبة عبارة عن سباق تحمل والفائز هو من يصمد لفترة أطول
القاعدة في لعبة عض الأصابع تقوم على مبدأ من «يصرخ اولا»ا
http://newsweek.com.kw/default.aspx?isu=030109&page=5&topic=...
نعم الطوق بدأ يتفكك، ما يحدث هو عبارة عن صراع إرادات وسياسة عضّ الأصابع، والذي يتألم في البداية هو الذي يتراجع،
http://www.almokhtsar.com/html/news/1195/3/54219.php
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Note added at 8 hrs (2007-04-12 20:59:04 GMT)
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"He conquers who endures."
Persius - Roman satirist (34 AD - 62 AD)
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/29183.html
Remembering the Latin proverb, Vincit qui patitur, "He conquers who endures,"
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/pbal/pages/balc0...
Peer comment(s):
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Fayez Roumieh
31 mins
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خالص الشكر أخي فايز
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| agree |
AhmedAMS
10 hrs
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شكراً جزيلاً أخي العزيز أحمد
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