خض المجلس

English translation: His words came as a bolt from the blue/ His words were out of the blue

12:58 Mar 12, 2023
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: خض المجلس
Hi all,
I'm wondering if you can help me to translate this idiomatically into US English. It appears in a few isolated sentences in a project I am working on:
-كان شخصا جريئا فكلامه خض المجلس.
- غادر المدير القاعة بعد أن خض المجلس بكلامه

Thank you in advance for your help :)
Nisah Sajawal
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:41
English translation:His words came as a bolt from the blue/ His words were out of the blue
Explanation:
I think these two idioms are close to the Arabic idiom.


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Dalia Nour
Egypt
Local time: 03:41
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Summary of answers provided
5shocked/surprised/astounded everyone with his words
Mowafak Mohamed
5His words were heard by those who were deaf
mohamed gad
4Shocked/ frightened the group
Dalia Nour
4His words came as a bolt from the blue/ His words were out of the blue
Dalia Nour


  

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shocked/surprised/astounded everyone with his words


Explanation:
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Mowafak Mohamed
Egypt
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Shocked/ frightened the group


Explanation:
Shocked/ frightened the group

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Note added at 12 mins (2023-03-12 13:10:30 GMT)
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Shocked/ frightened all the people with what he said!


Dalia Nour
Egypt
Local time: 03:41
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
His words came as a bolt from the blue/ His words were out of the blue


Explanation:
I think these two idioms are close to the Arabic idiom.




Dalia Nour
Egypt
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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His words were heard by those who were deaf


Explanation:
His words had a great impact on everyone.

mohamed gad
Egypt
Local time: 03:41
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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