GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
21:45 Mar 18, 2017 |
English to Arabic translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
| Selected response from: TargamaT team France Local time: 13:27 | ||||||
Grading comment
|
Summary of answers provided | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | يراقبه كظله |
| ||
4 | وضع حدًّا (لتعدي/لتهجم) والكر/ وضع حدًّا لولكر |
| ||
4 | تباغته أو تفاجئه |
|
put walker on his heels وضع حدًّا (لتعدي/لتهجم) والكر/ وضع حدًّا لولكر Explanation: وبالتالي جعله يدافع عن نفسه لا أكثر |
| |
Grading comment
| ||
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
put walker on his heels تباغته أو تفاجئه Explanation: تذهله -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 mins (2017-03-18 22:06:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- تسقطه أرضا -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2017-03-18 22:19:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Put someone on his ass means تسقطه أرضا بعد لكمه أو ركله ترجمة الأولى الذي أعرفه هو مباغتة الشخص قد تكون باللكم أو بالكلام كطرح سؤال لم يتوقعه نقول مثلا The poilice questions put walker on his heels Because he was bombarded with questions he did expect |
| ||
Notes to answerer
| |||
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
put someone on Sb's heels يراقبه كظله Explanation: يعين شخصا ليراقب شخصا آخر، سيجعل ذلك والكر يراقبه كظله Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/at-someone-s-heels |
| |
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) |
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.