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התערבו

English translation: deus ex machina

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Hebrew term or phrase:התערבו
English translation:deus ex machina
Entered by: judithyf

11:44 May 24, 2003
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / movies
Hebrew term or phrase: התערבו
התערבות אלוהית
liela
deus ex machina
Explanation:
Nothing wrong with divine intervention, but seeing that the context is movies, perhaps some fortuitous supernatural event operating to put things right.
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judithyf
Local time: 20:31
Grading comment
תודה לכםץמומלץ בחום
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6Divine intervention
Sharon Deutsch
4 +1Divine interference
muhammad turman
4 +1deus ex machina
judithyf


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Divine interference


Explanation:
Divine interference

Good luck

muhammad turman
United States
Local time: 13:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Branka Arrivé
47 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Divine intervention


Explanation:
Interference is correct, but divine intervention is a more natural phrase.

Sharon Deutsch
Israel
Local time: 20:31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tal Ganani (X): Perfect.
1 hr
agree  Michal Circolone
4 hrs
agree  David Swidler
5 hrs
agree  muhammad turman: yes, intervention is better.
7 hrs
agree  wendyzee (X)
18 hrs
agree  nomico
19 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
deus ex machina


Explanation:
Nothing wrong with divine intervention, but seeing that the context is movies, perhaps some fortuitous supernatural event operating to put things right.

judithyf
Local time: 20:31
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
תודה לכםץמומלץ בחום

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eynat: Yes.
1 day 2 hrs
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