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كأن علي رؤوسهم الطير

English translation: they stood motionless

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Arabic term or phrase:كأن علي رؤوسهم الطير
English translation:they stood motionless
Entered by: Zoubida Hamdaoui

13:18 Jan 5, 2010
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: كأن علي رؤوسهم الطير
وجدتهم وكأن علي رؤوسهم الطير
nonna girl
Local time: 16:44
they stood motionless
Explanation:
http://www.atida.org/makal.php?id=87
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Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 16:44
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4they stood motionless
Zoubida Hamdaoui
4 +1as still as statues
Nadia Ayoub
5Stunned
Spring2007 (X)
4Flabbergasted/dumfounded
Mohamed Ghazal


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
they stood motionless


Explanation:
http://www.atida.org/makal.php?id=87

Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 16:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lamis Maalouf: Excellent reference, it made me understand why another translator didn't understand me when I said, we had a white Christmas! Thanks!
17 mins
  -> Many thanks Lamis.I m glad you liked my reference:)
agree  Dr. Mohamed Elkhateeb
53 mins
  -> Many thanks Mohamed
agree  elsayed fayed
7 hrs
  -> MAny thanks Elsayed
agree  sarax999
19 hrs
  -> Many thanks Fatima
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
as still as statues


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

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 16:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elsayed fayed
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks Elsayed :)
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Stunned


Explanation:
They were stunned.

Spring2007 (X)
Local time: 16:44
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Flabbergasted/dumfounded


Explanation:


Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 18:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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