Oct 14, 2006 17:36
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
Benjamin
translation on English
Non-PRO
FVA
Not for points
Homework / test
Arabic to English
Other
Archaeology
hi how are you?
عجز اللسان عن الكلام ففضلنا الصمت على ان نتكلم
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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32 mins
Salam Alrawi
United States
United States
Native in Arabic
United States
Arabic, English, Iraqi, American
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
The tongue failed to talk so we preferred the silence on talking
this is how i would say it,
Hope it will help you
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Note added at 36 mins (2006-10-14 18:12:14 GMT)
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I can also say it like this :
The tongue failed to talk so we preferred to keep silent on talking.
Hope it will help you
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Note added at 36 mins (2006-10-14 18:12:14 GMT)
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I can also say it like this :
The tongue failed to talk so we preferred to keep silent on talking.
1 hr
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.
Our tongues having been bridled, so we prefered to keep silent
Being bridled=being unable to talk (move)
+1
3 hrs
Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in Arabic
&
English
New Zealand
قاضي صلح و مترجم ومستشار - صالح أيوب
Native in: Arabic 
, English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
This left our toungues speechless
just a suggested phrase to insert into your translation and text
19 hrs
The tongue failed to speak so we preferred silence rather than speaking.
(It might make sense to use the term "talking" at the end of the sentence but the use of plural here doesn't entail dialogue.
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