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Arabic to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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forgiving when you can is one the best characters Explanation: forgiving when you can is one the best traits |
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Forgive and forget. Explanation: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/forgive Forgive and forget.(well known proverb) Prov. You should not only forgive people for hurting you, you should also forget that they ever hurt you. When my sister lost my favorite book, I was angry at her for weeks, but my mother finally convinced me to forgive and forget. Jane: Are you going to invite Sam to your party? Sue: No way. Last year he laughed at my new skirt. Jane: Come on, Sue, forgive and forget. See also: and, forget McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. forgive and forget to accept and not think about what someone has done to you If they can admit they were wrong, then they can surely forgive and forget. See also: and, forget ------------------------ More results from www.orientaloutpost.com » Dictionary.com: Cite This Source forgive and forget. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Retrieved February 11, 2009, from Dictionary.com website: ... dictionary.reference.com/cite.html?qh=forgive%20and%20forget&ia=ahdi - 12k - |
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forgiveness is the attribute of the strong Explanation: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=h1&oq=for... |
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the ability to forgive is one of the best human features Explanation: the ability to forgive is one of the best human features |
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to forgive when you can is a virtue Explanation: to forgive when you can is a virtue |
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Forgiveness when there is the ability to forgave is one of the habits Explanation: Forgiveness when there is the ability to forgave, is one of the habits -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 hrs (2009-03-06 18:34:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Forgiveness when there is the ability to forgave is one of the best habits |
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To forgive willingly Explanation: Forgiving when not forced to. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001007/windows/mail.htm |
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Forgiving while able to retaliate, of the best attributes. Explanation: Forgiving while able to retaliate, is (one of) the best attributes. Example sentence(s):
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to pardon while in a state of power is one of the best qualities Explanation: the Arabic text indicates that the best thing is to pardon or forgive while in a state of power, that is why I chose to highlight "عند المقدرة" in my translation |
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