عند الامتحان يكرم المرء أو يهان

English translation: [a test] separates the wheat from the chaff

05:24 Mar 20, 2009

Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Human Resources

Arabic term or phrase: عند الامتحان يكرم المرء أو يهان

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English translation:[a test] separates the wheat from the chaff

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Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:37

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4 +2

[a test] separates the wheat from the chaff

Mohamed Ghazal

4 +1

the proof of the pudding is in the eating / atrial/action separates men from boys

sktrans

3 +1

trials give a man a chance to show what he's made of / to rise to the occasion

Bubo Coroman (X)

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peer agreement (net): +2

[a test] separates the wheat from the chaff

Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/separates the wheat from th...

Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks a lot, Mohamad

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

trials give a man a chance to show what he's made of / to rise to the occasion

Explanation:
in your context, is this meant as an encouragement to "rise to the occasion", to show what one's made of?

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-20 08:23:22 GMT)
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for the context of human resources, another possibility:

"difficult times give you an opportunity to excel/to demonstrate your excellence"

Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of:

English

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

the proof of the pudding is in the eating / atrial/action separates men from boys

Explanation:
or
atrial/action will separate men from boys

Meaning. To fully test something you need to experience it. Origin. This phrase is just shorthand for 'the proof of the pudding is in the eating'. ...
www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/proof-of-the-pudding.html

Reference: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/proof-of-the-pudding

sktrans
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French

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