Glossary entry (derived from question below)
عربي term or phrase:
يعمل من الفسيخ شربات
أنجليزي translation:
get blood out of a stone
Added to glossary by
Muhammad Atallah
Dec 7, 2009 09:59
14 yrs ago
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عربي term
يعمل من الفسيخ شربات
عربي إلى أنجليزي
الفن/الأدب
التأمين
idiom
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Proposed translations
(أنجليزي)
| 3 +5 | get water from a stone |
Muhammad Atallah
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| 5 | making something from/out of nothing |
Mohamed A. Moustafa
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Change log
Dec 14, 2009 07:32: Muhammad Atallah Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Muhammad Atallah
مصر
مصر
Native in عربي
مصر
Technical accuracy with fluency of style
Native in: عربي (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, عربي, and 1 more.
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get water from a stone
get water from a stone
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Comment: "or to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"
2 ساعات
Mohamed A. Moustafa
الولايات المتحدة
الولايات المتحدة
Native in عربي
الولايات المتحدة
Precise, detail-oriented, and punctual
Native in: عربي (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA))
Works in: أنجليزي إلى عربي, عربي إلى أنجليزي, عربي, and 1 more.
making something from/out of nothing
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