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with the groaning of the ice

Arabic translation: وعلى صرير الجليد

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English term or phrase:with the groaning of the ice
Arabic translation:وعلى صرير الجليد
Entered by: Randa Farhat

21:27 Jul 28, 2004
English to Arabic translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: with the groaning of the ice
the children could start early in the morning frost and with the groaning of the ice, men stood ice-fishing away out there, small as dots.

I think the comma is misplaced.
BB
وعلى صرير الجليد
Explanation:
وعلى وقْع صرير الجليد وقف رجال هناك بعيداً للصيد في الجليد
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Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Local time: 05:01
Grading comment
thanks
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3 +7وعلى صرير الجليد
Randa Farhat


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
وعلى صرير الجليد


Explanation:
وعلى وقْع صرير الجليد وقف رجال هناك بعيداً للصيد في الجليد

Randa Farhat
Lebanon
Local time: 05:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 82
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abdelazim Abdelazim: صرير الجليد
5 hrs
  -> thank you, Abedlazim
agree  umsarah
5 hrs
  -> thank you, umSarah
agree  .... (X)
5 hrs
  -> thank you, Judy
agree  Awad Balaish
7 hrs
  -> thank you, Awadh
agree  Sam Shalalo
11 hrs
  -> thank you, Sam
agree  Sami Khamou
14 hrs
  -> thank you, Sami
agree  Alaa AHMED: You may be right, I may be wrong; أنينmoaning
18 hrs
  -> thank you Alaa. i was wondering whether the ice يئن or يصر and prefered to use صرير
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