The grass is always greener on the other side

Arabic translation: مطرب الحي لا يطرب / طبيخ الجارة نوارة وطبيخ أهل الدار مرارة

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English term or phrase:The grass is always greener on the other side
Arabic translation:مطرب الحي لا يطرب / طبيخ الجارة نوارة وطبيخ أهل الدار مرارة

12:33 May 11, 2020
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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: The grass is always greener on the other side
I understand what it means but I can't seem to find a decent equivalent in Arabic for the grass is always greener on the other side.

Help appreciated!
Nema Alaraby
United Kingdom
مطرب الحي لا يطرب / طبيخ الجارة نوارة وطبيخ أهل الدار مرارة
Explanation:
I can think of these two:

مطرب الحي لا يطرب
طبيخ الجارة نوارة وطبيخ أهل الدار مرارة
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Hassan Achahbar
Morocco
Local time: 09:57
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5مطرب الحي لا يطرب / طبيخ الجارة نوارة وطبيخ أهل الدار مرارة
Hassan Achahbar
5 +3زمار الحي لا يطرب
Amany Saeed
5 +1الآخرون في وضع أفضل من وضعنا
Yosra Montasser
3 +3ما بعُد عن اليد ازدان
Dara Gomaa


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
الآخرون في وضع أفضل من وضعنا


Explanation:
https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/the-grass-is-always-gr...

Example sentence(s):
  • العشب أكثر اخضرارا دائما في الجانب الآخر من السياج
  • المعنى : لا تملك ما يملك جارك
Yosra Montasser
Egypt
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdullah Ahmad: العشب أكثر اخضرارا دائما في الجانب الآخر من السياج
1 hr

neutral  S.J: Too literal!
15 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the grass is always greener on the other side
مطرب الحي لا يطرب / طبيخ الجارة نوارة وطبيخ أهل الدار مرارة


Explanation:
I can think of these two:

مطرب الحي لا يطرب
طبيخ الجارة نوارة وطبيخ أهل الدار مرارة

Hassan Achahbar
Morocco
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
1 min
  -> شكرا جزيلا

agree  Ayman Massoud
4 mins
  -> شكرا جزيلا

agree  Youssef Chabat: to the point
9 mins
  -> شكرا جزيلا

agree  Fuad Yahya: وردت نفس المقولة على غير واحدة من الصور، منها شاعر الحي ومنشد الحي ومغني الحي وراقصة الحي
1 hr
  -> نعم هناك اختلاف حسب المناطق، شكرا على الإفادة

agree  Morano El-Kholy
12 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the grass is always greener on the other side
زمار الحي لا يطرب


Explanation:
My understanding

Amany Saeed
Egypt
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  S.J: http://mezmar-alhe.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post.html
15 hrs

agree  Asmaa Hussein
19 hrs

agree  adel almergawy
1 day 2 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the grass is always greener on the other side
ما بعُد عن اليد ازدان


Explanation:
ما بعُد عن اليد ازدان
لكل ما هو بعيد عن متناولنا رونق خاص/
الشيخ البعيد سره باتع/

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Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2020-05-12 19:15:58 GMT)
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ما لم اليدان ازدان

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Note added at 1 day 6 hrs (2020-05-12 19:16:56 GMT)
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ما لم تبلغه اليدان ازدان

Dara Gomaa
Egypt
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ABDESSAMAD BINAOUI
1 min

agree  Abdullah Ahmad
1 hr

agree  adel almergawy
1 day 5 hrs
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