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رغبة منه

English translation: wishing to, desiring to, Seeking to

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Arabic term or phrase:رغبة منه
English translation:wishing to, desiring to, Seeking to
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

22:17 Oct 19, 2003
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
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Arabic term or phrase: رغبة منه
. بينما ياخذ الاخر في اطلاق عيارات ناريه رغبة منه في انقاذ الكوكب المخسوف .
Walaa(prime)
Local time: 17:56
wishing to
Explanation:
desiring to
Selected response from:

Fuad Yahya
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7wishing to
Fuad Yahya
4 +5wanting to/seeking to/aiming to
Jacques Saleh
4 +1Seeking to save the planet
muhammad turman
4an attempt with a desire to
Saleh Ayyub
2to
jenan


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
رغبة منه
wishing to


Explanation:
desiring to

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  muhammad turman
1 min
agree  Awad Balaish
6 mins
agree  Shazly
1 hr
agree  Alaa AHMED: Ad verbum
8 hrs
agree  Gharbeia (X)
15 hrs
agree  Mueen Issa
16 hrs
agree  radwa abdel ghany
65 days
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Seeking to save the planet


Explanation:
or
As a wish to save the planet


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Note added at 2003-10-19 22:24:02 (GMT)
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The eclipsed planet

muhammad turman
United States
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alaa AHMED: 1st choice: wish, 2nd altrn: seek
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
wanting to/seeking to/aiming to


Explanation:
or: because he wants to/seeks to/aims to
that's it

Jacques Saleh
United States
Local time: 10:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X)
2 hrs
agree  Alaa AHMED: OK for "seeking to"
7 hrs
agree  Alaa Zeineldine: aiming to
11 hrs
agree  sktrans
12 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
6 days
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
an attempt with a desire to


Explanation:
Saleh

Saleh Ayyub
New Zealand
Local time: 03:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
to


Explanation:
in addition to the other suggestions you can simply say : to

jenan
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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