Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
half a loaf is better than none
English translation:
ساقية جارية خير من نهر مقطوع
Added to glossary by
Osama Shahin
Oct 13, 2009 22:51
14 yrs ago
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Arabic term
Egypt
Your Source of Reliable Translation
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
half a loaf is better than none
Arabic to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | ساقية جارية خير من نهر مقطوع |
Muhammad Atallah
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| 5 | الرمد أحسن من العمى |
Assem Mazloum
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| 4 | نصف العمى ولا العمى كله |
Shazly
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| 4 | من رضي بقليله عاش |
Nadia Ayoub
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
60
Selected
ساقية جارية خير من نهر مقطوع
نصف رغيف خير من البقاء بلا خبز
شيء خير من لا شيء
شيء خير من لا شيء
Note from asker:
| Thank you Muhammad |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you Muhammad, and thanks to all the answerers "
4 mins
Assem Mazloum
Germany
Germany
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Germany
Realizing Potential!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, German to Arabic, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
الرمد أحسن من العمى
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Note from asker:
| Thank you Assem |
4 mins
نصف العمى ولا العمى كله
نصف العمى ولا العمى كله
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-10-13 23:03:27 GMT)
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الحول ولا العمى
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-10-13 23:03:27 GMT)
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الحول ولا العمى
Note from asker:
| Thank you Shazly |
10 hrs
Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Works in field
Egypt
Never lost for words!
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Italian to Arabic, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
106
من رضي بقليله عاش
Note from asker:
| Many thanks Nadia |
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