like a deer in the highlight

Arabic translation: شُل تفكيره.تصنّم

22:28 Feb 4, 2014

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English term or phrase: like a deer in the highlight

like a deer in the highlight

He was like a deer in the highlight

Alaa Yaghi KudoZ activity Questions: 53 (8 open) Answers: 12 Palestine
Local time: 12:17

Arabic translation:شُل تفكيره.تصنّم

Explanation:
شُل تفكيره.تصنّم (من ينتابه الهلع والمفاجأ اللتي تشلّه عن التفكير والحركة ، وهو ما يصيب الأيّل – البري حينما يعبر طريق في الغابة فيُفاجأ بأضواء سيّارة)
والغالب على هذا التمثيل هو الصيغة: like a deer in the headlight

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Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 11:17

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شُل تفكيره.تصنّم

Lotfi Abdolhaleem

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كغزال تسمّر أمام الضوء

Noura Tawil

أُخِذ على حين غِرّة

Ammar Mahmood

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كغزال تسمّر أمام الضوء

Explanation:
ز

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Note added at 26 mins (2014-02-04 22:54:42 GMT)
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أو اقتراح مختلف قليلاً
كغزال سمّرته الأضواء

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-02-04 23:28:15 GMT)
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الصديق العزيز أسامة
معك حق من حيث تصنيف الأنواع الحيوانية، ما قصدته هو التقاطع بين هذه الأسماء من حيث الاستخدام العام لكلمة
deer
خاصةً في سياق الأمثال والتعبيرات الشائعة
مع كل الود

Noura Tawil
Syria
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of:

Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16

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شُل تفكيره.تصنّم

Lotfi Abdolhaleem
Egypt
Local time: 11:17
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Arabic
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أُخِذ على حين غِرّة

Explanation:
في الإنكليزية يقولون
"deer in the headlights"
ولم أجد استخداماً لـ
"deer in the highlights".
ومعنى التعبير أن يُفاجأ المرء بأمرٍ أو يباغت بحيث لا يجد متّسعاً من الوقت لاتخاذ قرارٍ ما. يوم أمس بالتحديد كنت أترجم مقالاً وورد فيه التعبير هذا:
Ankara’s policy regarding the Kurdish issue now seems ambivalent, even a bit muddled. But at least Turkish officials are trying to address the re-emergence of the Kurdish issue as a major concern in the Middle East. U.S. officials, on the other hand, are acting like deer caught in the headlights.

Deer in the headlights
When one is caught off-guard and needs to make a decision, but cannot react quickly.
وهذا التعريف من قاموس
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Ammar Mahmood
Iraq
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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