النيل

English translation: undermine

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Arabic term or phrase:النيل
English translation:undermine
Entered by: Nadia Ayoub

22:41 May 16, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Arabic term or phrase: النيل
زعزعة النظام والنيل من هذا الوطن
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Local time: 10:19
undermine
Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3undermine
Nadia Ayoub
5to harm
Liliane Hatem
5subversion / to subvert
Abdelmounim Larhrib
5ruin
wordseeker
4disparage/abase/debase
TargamaT team
4Take advantage of / Exploit
Morano El-Kholy


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
undermine


Explanation:
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 10:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 99
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Ghazal
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohamed :)

agree  Mohsin Alabdali
6 hrs
  -> Many thanks Mohsin :)

agree  dimamarcel
1 day 1 hr
  -> Many thanks Dima :)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to harm


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 10:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 20
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disparage/abase/debase


Explanation:
وأخواتها

TargamaT team
France
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 17
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
subversion / to subvert


Explanation:
undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution)

Example sentence(s):
  • an attempt to subvert democratic government.
Abdelmounim Larhrib
Morocco
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ruin


Explanation:
To spoil or destroy severely or completely:

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary


wordseeker
Iraq
Local time: 11:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Take advantage of / Exploit


Explanation:
Take advantage of
Exploit

Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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