تنفيض تنفيض

English translation: They gave us the cold shoulder

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Arabic term or phrase:تنفيض تنفيض
English translation:They gave us the cold shoulder
Entered by: Arabic & More

04:02 May 16, 2012
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Arabic term or phrase: تنفيض تنفيض
ما شاء الله
موضوع ذى ده اربعه ردود
تنفيض تنفيض يعنى
لو ال مات ده مسيحى هتخشوا تقولو نسيج واحد
والهلال مع الصليب
وشركاء الوطن
ربنا يرحمه ويرحم شهداء المسلمين

The context is a conversation on an Internet discussion forum
Arabic & More
Jordan
They gave us the cold shoulder
Explanation:
To give no interest to someone or something usually with the intent of purposefully not giving attention.
Selected response from:

Mahmoud Sami
Egypt
Local time: 19:22
Grading comment
In the end, I decided to use "brush-off," but your answer helped me understand the meaning of the phrase. Thank you for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
5complete / total / quite ignoring
Saleh Dardeer
4They gave us the cold shoulder
Mahmoud Sami


  

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They gave us the cold shoulder


Explanation:
To give no interest to someone or something usually with the intent of purposefully not giving attention.


    Reference: http://www.idioms4you.com/complete-idioms/give-the-cold-shou...
Mahmoud Sami
Egypt
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
In the end, I decided to use "brush-off," but your answer helped me understand the meaning of the phrase. Thank you for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Saleh Dardeer: I would have agreed if this sentence has been used in a real situation, not a virtual forum posting.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
complete / total / quite ignoring


Explanation:
complete / total / quite ignoring

Saleh Dardeer
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 59
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help.

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