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أسطوانه مشروخة

English translation: broken record

12:40 Dec 15, 2009
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / idiom
Arabic term or phrase: أسطوانه مشروخة
كلام قديم يعاد و يكرر
Dina 13
English translation:broken record
Explanation:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=broken record
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Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 16:18
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9broken record
Zoubida Hamdaoui
5 +2broken record
azmi jbeili
5 +2like a stuck record
Steve Booth
4 +1over and over again
Hazem Ibrahim
4repetitive spiel
Mohsin Alabdali


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
broken record


Explanation:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=broken record

Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 16:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mona Helal
16 mins
  -> Many thanks Mona
agree  hassan zekry
17 mins
  -> Many thanks Mr Hassan
agree  Jafar Filfil
29 mins
  -> Many thanks Jafar
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
29 mins
  -> Many thanks Noha
agree  Alexander Yeltsov
3 hrs
  -> Many thanks Alexander
agree  Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohamed
agree  siba chehab
8 hrs
  -> Many thanks Siba
agree  GihanSS
18 hrs
  -> MAny thanks GihanSS
agree  sarax999
18 hrs
  -> Many thanks Fatima
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
broken record


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_record

azmi jbeili
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:18
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jafar Filfil
27 mins
  -> thank you brother
agree  GihanSS
18 hrs
  -> Thank you
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
over and over again


Explanation:


Hazem Ibrahim
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nevine ibrahim
11 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
like a stuck record


Explanation:
when people keep repeating the same thing over and over again we say they are 'like a stuck record'

Steve Booth
Local time: 15:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohammad Gornas: i might as well follow the mother tongued
13 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  GihanSS: Yeah .. that's a piece of authentic information :)
14 hrs
  -> Thank you
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
repetitive spiel


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 17:18
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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