The battle lines have been drawn

09:26 Jun 7, 2014
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English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / سياسة
English term or phrase: The battle lines have been drawn
The emergence of a new industry promising billions of dollars of revenue and thousands of new jobs could have been cause for national celebration. Instead the battle lines have been drawn and the country is gearing up to fight what some people are calling the greatest environmental battle in Australia’s history.
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Summary of answers provided
4تقرر خلاف ذلك
Goumiri Abdennour
4تحددت الولاءات/المواقف
TargamaT team
4اتضحت الأمور أو بدأت المواجهة
KHALDUN ALQAYSI
3لبست لباس الحرب واستعدت للمعركة التي يعتبرها البعض أم المعارك
Yasser El Helw


  

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the battle lines have been drawn
تقرر خلاف ذلك


Explanation:
ولكن تقرر خلاف ذلك حيث أن...الخ

Example sentence(s):
  • http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/draw+battle+lines
Goumiri Abdennour
France
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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the battle lines have been drawn
لبست لباس الحرب واستعدت للمعركة التي يعتبرها البعض أم المعارك


Explanation:
حظ سعيد

Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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the battle lines have been drawn
تحددت الولاءات/المواقف


Explanation:
تحددت الولاءات/المواقف

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TargamaT team
France
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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the battle lines have been drawn
اتضحت الأمور أو بدأت المواجهة


Explanation:
اتضحت الأمور واصبحت جليّة أو بدأت المواجهة

Example sentence(s):
  • Flick and Dieter pit their wits against one another in a tense game of cat-and-mouse, and the battle lines are drawn between good and evil. TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2002)

    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/draw+battle+lines
    Reference: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/the-batt...
KHALDUN ALQAYSI
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 12:34
Native speaker of: Arabic
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