انقشع الهم
English translation: anxiety/dread lifted/dissipated
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the old lady felt relieved of her concerns agonyor the old lady breathed a sigh of relief Explanation: breathe a sigh of relief 1. Lit. to sigh in a way that signals one's relief that something has come to an end. At the end of the contest, we all breathed a sigh of relief. 2. Fig. to express relief that something has ended. With the contract finally signed, we breathed a sigh of relief as we drank a toast in celebration. See also: breathe, relief, sigh http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/breathe a sigh of relief |
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15 mins confidence:
anxiety/dread lifted/dissipated Explanation: .. |
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20 mins confidence:
concern was no longer reflected in the old woman's eyes Explanation: I'd put it this way |
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31 mins confidence:
distess cleared up Explanation: distress = أسي / محنة / الحزن/ القلق / الضيق طبقا لقاموس المورد، ويمكن أيضا استعال مرادفات أخري مثل: turbit / affliction / agony |
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4 hrs confidence:
anguish dispelled Explanation: anguish dispelled |
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11 hrs confidence:
worries have been relieved Explanation: Here, in this context, the suitable equivalent for إنقشع الهمّ هو "worries have been relieved" The translation of the sentence will thus be: The old woman's worries have been relieved. بالتوفيق |
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