بكل المقاييس
English translation: in every sense
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| 13:35 Mar 12, 2010 |
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|  Selected response from: Noha Kamal, PhD. Local time: 21:25 | ||||||
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a surprise, in every sense of the word, Explanation: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2010-03-12 14:01:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oh, I think it is quite fine. In fact, it was the first thing that came to my mind. But since you suggested it, I thought I should give you another option to consider. |
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3 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2a real surprise Explanation: - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2010-03-12 13:41:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- an unexpected surprise -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2010-03-12 13:46:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You are welcome :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2010-03-12 14:02:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Absolute surprise" generates 59 100 google hits " a real surprise" generates"1 470 000 google hits "a surprise, in every sense of the word" generates 254 000 google hits Which means that it is not commonly used in English compared with the two other suggestions. Good luck |
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