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خفى حنين

English translation: returned empty handed

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Arabic term or phrase:خفى حنين
English translation:returned empty handed
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

21:21 Nov 2, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: خفى حنين
it is an idiom
sasoo2009
Egypt
Local time: 20:41
returned empty handed
Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 20:41
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4 +4returned empty handed
Nadia Ayoub
4Have not won anything, and returned disappointed and the failure
elsayed fayed


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
returned empty handed


Explanation:
http://www.google.ca/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 20:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 106
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agree  Mohamed Ghazal
1 hr
  -> Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree  Mahmoud Basal
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mahmoud :)
agree  Mohamed Gaafar
11 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohamed :)
agree  Osama Shahin
19 hrs
  -> Many thanks Osama :)
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Have not won anything, and returned disappointed and the failure


Explanation:
Have not won anything, and returned disappointed and the failure

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Note added at 38 mins (2009-11-02 22:00:20 GMT)
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elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 20:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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