May 10, 2013 05:18
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Hebrew term

כלו כל הקיצין

Hebrew to English Other Poetry & Literature
מחפש תרגום לביטוי

Discussion

Lingopro May 10, 2013:
The subject you chose: "Poetry & Literature" is somewhat misleading...
Donn Hyman (X) (asker) May 10, 2013:
יש להשתמש בצעד משפטי זה רק כאשר כלו כל הקיצין
Lingopro May 10, 2013:
It would really help to see your entire line of poetry or text to know which fits best - I initially agreed with Sangro because I didn't realize it's not a legal question ;-)

Proposed translations

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we exhausted all the possibilities

Assuming you are not talking about the end of the world, in which case we would be in dire straits and all hope will be lost, this is a likely meaning.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-05-10 10:28:42 GMT)
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after all the other legal means have been exhausted
Note from asker:
thanks
Peer comment(s):

agree Debbie Nevo
7 hrs
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in dire straits

Any number of variations on this theme.
Note from asker:
thanks!
Peer comment(s):

agree Itzik Greenvald Mivtach : לא חושב שהייתי הולך על ההצעות של 'אבדו כל האפשרויות האחרות' - זה ביטוי הרבה יותר יפה וציורי
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All hope was lost

מתוך מילון אלקלעי

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It's gone goose with him
in German: Er ist hoffnungloss verloren.

: ובמקורות היהודיים

כלו לו כל הקיצין
אבד, סברו ובטיל סיכויו
אבדה תקוותו
לאחר יאוש
!הלכה חמורך, טרפון

These were other possibilities.

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יש להשתמש בצעד משפטי זה רק כאשר כלו כל הקיצין
This legal step has to be used only when all the other proceedings failed.

Now the question is clearer.

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Without "the" it sound better.
Note from asker:
thank you
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6 hrs

when all else fails

Just another option for you to consider...
OR when all else has failed.
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