أطلق يده

English translation: conferred him power/authority/control

15:44 Sep 24, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: أطلق يده
كان على عهد الإدريسي رجل من الأشراف أطلق الإدريسي يده على البلاد والعباد، وعندما حدث التغير السياسي في المنطقة واستتب الأمر لابن سعود أراد ذلك الشريف أن يكون له مثلما كان أيام الإدريسي، وأن تعود له مكانته السابقة، فكان يناكف الأمير ويوشي به لدى الرياض.
Verity Roat
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:16
English translation:conferred him power/authority/control
Explanation:
meaning he put him on a power position
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ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 19:16
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2conferred him power/authority/control
ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
5was given full/free rein
Hassan Achahbar
5Gave him a free hand over/ set up him as absolute master of/ to invested him with authority or power
Ali Abdulmaqsood
4Let/left him run wild
Diya Takrouri
4Gave him full power
adel almergawy


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
conferred him power/authority/control


Explanation:
meaning he put him on a power position

ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
Morocco
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 47

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
was given full/free rein


Explanation:
Al Idrissi gave his assistant free rein

Hassan Achahbar
Morocco
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 36
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Gave him a free hand over/ set up him as absolute master of/ to invested him with authority or power


Explanation:
Gave him a free hand over/ set up him as absolute master of/ to invested him with authority or power over the people

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Gave him a free hand over/ set him up as absolute master of/ invested him with authority or power over the people

Ali Abdulmaqsood
Egypt
Local time: 20:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Let/left him run wild


Explanation:
أطلق يده: تركه يفعل ما يشاء


    https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%84%D9%82-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%87/
Diya Takrouri
Türkiye
Local time: 21:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 18
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Gave him full power


Explanation:
Authority

adel almergawy
Egypt
Local time: 20:16
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 6
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