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one too many

Arabic translation: القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير

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English term or phrase:one too many
Arabic translation:القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير
Entered by: ProZAli

01:27 Feb 12, 2017
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: one too many
The last military campaign was one too many.
Dana Abu Hijleh
Qatar
Local time: 07:17
القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير
Explanation:
فاق قدرة تحملهم / أكثر مما ينبغي / تجاوز تحملهم
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ProZAli
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير
ProZAli
3 +2النقطة التي أفاضت الكأس
Oz Hamdoun (X)
4كانت عظيمة جداً
Marwane Jaabari
3مفرطة
Alexander Yeltsov


  

Answers


27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
كانت عظيمة جداً


Explanation:
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Marwane Jaabari
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
النقطة التي أفاضت الكأس


Explanation:
النقطة التي أفاضت الكأس في عدد الحملات العسكرية التي لا تعد و لا تحصى
أي أنه أكثر من هذه الحملات العسكرية و التي قد تكون سببا في هلاكه

Oz Hamdoun (X)
United States
Local time: 00:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goumiri Abdennour: Agree
7 hrs
  ->  شكرا جزيلا **
agree  Morano El-Kholy
11 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا أختي الفاضلة
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير


Explanation:
فاق قدرة تحملهم / أكثر مما ينبغي / تجاوز تحملهم

ProZAli
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goumiri Abdennour: Agree
7 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا
agree  Morano El-Kholy
11 hrs
  -> شكرا جزيلا
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
مفرطة


Explanation:
أكثر مما ينبغى

http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-en/one-too-many/

Alexander Yeltsov
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: Russian
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