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"easier said than done"

Arabic translation: أسهل قولا منه عملا

17:38 Feb 25, 2013
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / أمثلة: علم الأحياء المجهري، علم الأخلاقعلم الوراثة
English term or phrase: "easier said than done"
getting enough sleep is easier said than done
esra.a
Arabic translation:أسهل قولا منه عملا
Explanation:
أسهل قولا منه عملا
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houadfel
Canada
Local time: 07:04
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Thank you all for answering my question and for help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5أصعب مما تعتقد
Sleett (X)
3 +6أسهل قولا منه عملا
houadfel


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
أسهل قولا منه عملا


Explanation:
أسهل قولا منه عملا

houadfel
Canada
Local time: 07:04
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all for answering my question and for help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Youssef Tlemçani: consider the passive voice in "said"
4 mins
  -> شكرا
agree  Kamal Mrabet
10 mins
  -> شكرا
neutral  esraa ibr: هل يقابلها لدينا في العربية "القول أسهل من الفعل" ؟
27 mins
  -> this is the idea yes
agree  Randa Farhat: and هو أسهل قولاً منه فعلاً
48 mins
  -> thank you Randa agree
agree  Lamis Maalouf: أسهل قولاً منه فعلاً
1 hr
  -> thank you Lamis agree
agree  Abdallah Ali
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Ali
agree  Heba Abed
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Heba
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
أصعب مما تعتقد


Explanation:
أصعب مما تظن
أصعب من ما تعتقد

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Note added at 3 hrs (2013-02-25 21:31:36 GMT)
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This is an idiom and it is translated in the idiom dictionary as more difficult than you think.

Sleett (X)
Local time: 07:04
Native speaker of: Arabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ranav Salamat
15 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Mamoun Abu-Hafe
15 mins
  -> thank you Mamoun
agree  esraa ibr
18 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Malika El khadhri
21 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Khaled Alali
32 mins
  -> thank you Shee5
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