blunt refusal
Arabic translation: الرفض القاطع
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| 05:52 Feb 15, 2014 |
| English to Arabic translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Fostering Values | |||||||
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| 5 +1 | الرفض القاطع |
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| 4 +1 | رفض (أو امتناع) صريح |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1رفض (أو امتناع) صريح Explanation: HTH |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1الرفض القاطع Explanation: A blunt refusal is one without subtlety or evasion and certainly final and uncompromising. قاطع I believe renders well this idea, plus رفض قاطع is a very familiar expression in standard Arabic. |
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